New York officials say they’ve set up 24-hour phone service to answer questions from Superstorm Sandy victims about insurance and to help consumers file complaints. The Department of Financial Services hotline has been operating from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. …
Gov. Andrew Cuomo warns the nor’easter due to hit New York beginning Wednesday is a serious problem because so many victims of Sandy remain without power and debris clogs the streets. Cuomo says moderate flooding is possible even as residents …
As Sandy hammered the northeast United States this week killing more than 100 people, contingency plans were washed away and businesses had to improvise as the storm knocked out power to millions and stranded entire communities. Internet sites were kept …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are creating a $100 million fund to help people hit hardest by superstorm Sandy rebuild their homes and lives. Cuomo says the fund will be replenished as necessary. The announcement Friday comes …
Authorities say 12 houses on New York’s Fire Island were swept to sea by the storm. Chris Soller, superintendent of the Fire Island National Seashore, said 80 percent of the remaining houses sustained some kind of damage. The Suffolk County …
A New York-based auto body shop has been allowed to move forward with its lawsuit that accuses Progressive Insurance Group Company and its affiliates of deceptive acts and practices. The ruling last week by the Appellate Division of the Supreme …
Motorists may have gotten a chuckle out of it, but New York State transportation officials aren’t amused after hackers tampered with a roadside sign so that it read, “Zombies ahead.” WHEC-TV in Rochester reports that several viewers sent the station …
A popular Brooklyn, N.Y., nightclub called “Amnesia” has been shut down because it apparently forgot to provide workers’ comp insurance for its staff, according to authorities. Brooklyn Daily, a local newspaper, reported this month that a stop-work order was issued …
The workers’ compensation reforms enacted in New York in 2007 are beginning to achieve some of their objectives, particularly in bringing maximum disability benefit levels for injured workers closer to national norms and reducing the percentage of workers whose benefits …
Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine suffered minor injuries to his knees and hips after skidding on his bike and sliding down a hill in New York’s Central Park. Valentine tells The New York Times he was reading a text on …