Federally-paid contractors will do basic repairs so tens of thousands of New York victims of Superstorm Sandy can stay in, or return to, their damaged homes during major work, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and federal officials announced Wednesday. The Federal Emergency …
New York’s highest court has invoked a major disaster rule to allow lawyers from other states to practice in New York and help victims of Superstorm Sandy for free. The court can allow the free legal work for victims with …
Despite days of dire forecasts and explicit warnings, hundreds of thousands of people in New York and New Jersey ignored mandatory evacuation orders as Superstorm Sandy closed in. Now, after scores of deaths and harrowing escapes, emergency officials will look …
Roughly 1.5 million businesses in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have been indentified as having the worst potential impact as a result of Superstorm Sandy, according to Dun & Bradstreet, a global source of commercial information and insight on …
Superstorm Sandy drove the number of people seeking unemployment benefits up to a seasonally adjusted 439,000 last week, the highest level in 18 months. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications increased by 78,000 mostly because a large number …
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says the cost of damage to Connecticut businesses and homes by Superstorm Sandy is more than $360 million and climbing. Malloy tells the Connecticut Post that the sum includes damage in all eight counties and that …
West Virginia state officials are urging motorists to use caution in work zones after two Division of Highways workers were hit by vehicles. Department of Transportation spokeswoman Carrie Bly tells the Charleston Daily Mail that both workers were hit while …
This report is the second in a series from AIR Worldwide’s ongoing damage survey of areas impacted by Sandy, which made landfall on October 29, 2012, five miles southwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The commentary here will illustrate the …
Top executives of the power companies hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy are defending their response to power outages across eastern Pennsylvania. Executives from PPL, PECO and FirstEnergy told a Senate panel Wednesday that Sandy caused more damage than Hurricane Irene …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $127 million in individual assistance in the two weeks since Superstorm Sandy battered New Jersey. All residents in the state are eligible and 22 disaster aid centers have opened in 19 …