Red Hook captain recalls weathering Sandy on historic barge
The Waterfront Museum is located on a historic floating barge that also happens to be this captain's home.
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The Waterfront Museum is located on a historic floating barge that also happens to be this captain's home.
Occupy Sandy was born out of Occupy Wall Street to help with hurricane relief.
The storm killed 48 people in New York, 12 in New Jersey and five in Connecticut.
The funds helped complete more than 11,000 housing repair and flood mitigation projects.
Friday, Gov. Phil Murphy toured Port Monmouth flood protection project that aims to prevent future disaster.
Construction has been underway for about a year, and it's expected to take a couple more years to complete.
It's an experience those who lived through the damage and destruction will never forget.
Dozens of volunteers from local schools and different agencies worked to beautify the area.
Redevelopment at South Street Seaport was planned before Sandy, but significant changes were made to blueprints.
After Sandy hit, 2 million PSE&G customers lost power, and it took two weeks for service to be fully restored.
Before and during Superstorm Sandy, many CBS2 viewers were glued to Lonnie Quinn's forecast. He and weather producer Giorgio Panetta take us behind the scenes of what it was like to track the historic storm.
Ten years after Superstorm Sandy, Mayor Adams is high on Brooklyn Bridge-Montgomery Coastal Resilience project.
Jennifer McLogan reconnects with some of the people and neighborhoods she visited a decade ago on Long Island.
CBS2 spoke with the city's chief climate officer about what we need to do now to weather the next superstorm.
CBS2's Carolyn Gusoff went back to speak to many residents whose lives were turned upside-down by the storm.
Some in the community learned that for all it destroyed, the storm had a silver lining.
Elizabeth and Lynn Duffy raised over $5,000 in a matter of days, using the donations to buy hundreds of gift cards.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a draft of its massive coastal resiliency plan.
Nearly 10 years ago, Superstorm Sandy knocked out power to most of Manhattan below 36th street.
Some Lindenhurst residents say they now have to show receipts of work done from up to 10 years ago.
A natural waterway that was viewed as a silver lining to Superstorm Sandy is starting to close.
The removal of the Violet Cove is being hailed as a major milestone in the revitalization of a struggling community.
The aquarium spent the last decade rebuilding and making improvements to protect it from future storms.
The marathon's only been canceled twice in its history. Once because of Superstorm Sandy and last year because of COVID.
The Mets survived a ninth-inning bullpen mix-up, then hung on to beat the Twins 10-8 Thursday night behind Bo Bichette's tiebreaking, three-run double.
A redevelopment project that is projected to add some $6 billion into Midtown may not happen after all, following a video put out by Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week.
CJ McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left, leading the Hawks to a 109-108 victory over the Knicks on Thursday and a 2-1 series lead in their first-round playoff series.
Cam Schlittler limited the team he rooted for growing up to four hits over eight innings, and the New York Yankees rallied twice to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep and a season-high six-game winning streak.
Sister Francis Piscatella, New York's oldest person, celebrated her 113th birthday and Pope Leo XIV sent a blessing from the Vatican for the occasion.
A redevelopment project that is projected to add some $6 billion into Midtown may not happen after all, following a video put out by Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week.
CJ McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left, leading the Hawks to a 109-108 victory over the Knicks on Thursday and a 2-1 series lead in their first-round playoff series.
Sister Francis Piscatella, New York's oldest person, celebrated her 113th birthday and Pope Leo XIV sent a blessing from the Vatican for the occasion.
Chopper 2 was over the blaze at the Reformed Church of Astoria on 12th Street, between Astoria Boulevard and 27th Avenue.
The Metropolitan Opera's planned partnership with the Saudi Arabian government is off, Met officials announced.
Amtrak announced Thursday it is suing Metro-North for allegedly blocking nonrevenue trains on a portion of the busy Northeast Corridor for over two months.
The Tri-State Area has the dirtiest air in the U.S. east of Texas, according to The American Lung Association's newly released "State of the Air" report.
Colder weather returns to the New York City area this week with sub-freezing temperatures in the suburbs.
New York City's balmy weather proved to be record-breaking for the date of April 15.
Parts of the New York area could see record high temperatures during a summerlike stretch of weather this week.
The team identified Robert Dean Irelan as the man whose body was found in a shallow grave in Salem County, New Jersey, in 1979.
The New York Giants selected Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
The Jets selected Texas Tech defensive end David Bailey with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
A minor earthquake rattled parts of New Jersey just after 2 a.m. Thursday.
Travelers at Newark Airport may have been exposed to an individual with measles, New Jersey health officials warn.
Sister Francis Piscatella, New York's oldest person, celebrated her 113th birthday and Pope Leo XIV sent a blessing from the Vatican for the occasion.
A father and son were arrested after police said they found chemicals to make explosives at their home on New York's Long Island.
Scientists say New York's coastal waters are experiencing some of the most severe threats on record, and they're not just environmental.
The Tri-State Area has the dirtiest air in the U.S. east of Texas, according to The American Lung Association's newly released "State of the Air" report.
A crackdown on gang violence in Nassau County is delivering results with nearly three dozen arrests in the last week, police said.
A redevelopment project that is projected to add some $6 billion into Midtown may not happen after all, following a video put out by Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week.
Dozens of members of the New York State Public Safety Alliance gathered at New York City Hall to push for a 15-foot safety buffer zone around first responders.
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler is asking a judge to kick a Democrat off the ballot in the 17th Congressional District, due to alleged fraud.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced thousands of New York City Housing Authority apartments will get upgraded utilities.
New York City Council member Chi Ossé was arrested in Brooklyn Wednesday morning, the NYPD confirmed.
Travelers at Newark Airport may have been exposed to an individual with measles, New Jersey health officials warn.
The Tri-State Area has the dirtiest air in the U.S. east of Texas, according to The American Lung Association's newly released "State of the Air" report.
The 16th Annual Lustgarten Foundation New York City Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research was held Sunday in Battery Park City.
Advocates fear New York state could be taking a step back when it comes to biomarker testing access for those with Medicaid.
What started as a sinus infection left a Long Island teenager fighting for his life, requiring emergency brain surgery.
Ticketmaster will be rereleasing tickets for Harry Styles' upcoming concerts in New York City that were originally purchased by scalpers, the company says.
The upcoming fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art includes 25 mannequins based on real bodies.
A previously unreleased song is one of many ways Prince is being honored a decade after his death.
Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw turned to social media for help reconnecting with a New York City bartender after a memorable performance this week.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji will not attend this year's Met Gala, sources said.
The Mets survived a ninth-inning bullpen mix-up, then hung on to beat the Twins 10-8 Thursday night behind Bo Bichette's tiebreaking, three-run double.
CJ McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left, leading the Hawks to a 109-108 victory over the Knicks on Thursday and a 2-1 series lead in their first-round playoff series.
Cam Schlittler limited the team he rooted for growing up to four hits over eight innings, and the New York Yankees rallied twice to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep and a season-high six-game winning streak.
The New York Giants selected Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
The Jets selected Texas Tech defensive end David Bailey with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
An out-of-service escalator at Jamaica Station in Queens is reviving complaints that date back years.
The head of a housing nonprofit in Harlem was arrested after residents complained over delayed repairs.
A 2009 New York City law requiring most roll-down security gates to be at least 70% transparent is set to take effect this summer.
Recurring elevator problems are back and worse than ever at one New York City high-rise, according to tenants.
Students at M.S. 407 transform a barren space into a habitat for bees and butterflies, part of a broader city push to expand pollinator-friendly green spaces.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn says Saturday will feel more like November, with chilly and sometimes heavy rain and temperatures barely reaching 50.
As CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos reports, one of hizzoner's social media videos could be impacting a major redevelopment project in Midtown.
The 17-year-old was one of two people who died when fire tore through a five-story building in the Belmont section on Tuesday. Eleven others, including five firefighters, were injured. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo has the exclusive interviews.
As CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports, thick, black smoke covered the sky in Astoria on Thursday night.
Scott Padgett has the Tri-State Area's updated Thursday evening First Alert Forecast on CBS News New York.
