Republican Senators Propose Reduced Sandy Aid Package
Senate Republicans on Wednesday proposed a $24 billion emergency aid package for Superstorm Sandy victims, less than half of what Democrats hope to pass by Christmas.
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Senate Republicans on Wednesday proposed a $24 billion emergency aid package for Superstorm Sandy victims, less than half of what Democrats hope to pass by Christmas.
After about six weeks, there is light at the end of the tunnel for residents of the "Mile Square City."
The funerals for 6-year-old Noah Pozner and 6-year-old Jack Pinto were held Monday afternoon.
After a Westchester County town supervisor called for the annual gun show to be canceled following the Newtown, Conn. school shooting that left 26 teachers and students dead, the county announced it would not be renewing the show's contract.
There are no classes today at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. and officials aren't sure if the school will ever reopen.
Police have been searching for the lone gunman who calmly walked up behind 31-year-old Brandon Lincoln Woodard and shot him in the back of the head.
The spire is divided into 18 sections, weighing between 5 tons and more than 67 tons. Workers will begin hoisting them on Wednesday.
Belmarboards.com allows residents and visitors to donate funds towards the purchase of boards that will be used to reconstruct the 1.3-mile boardwalk.
It might be the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's final offer, a fare hike plan for bus and subway riders that spares frequent users and slaps the biggest hikes on those who don't take mass transit very much.
The Staten Island Ferry resumed service just 72 hours after Sandy hit.
Volunteers headed out Saturday to clean beaches around New York and New Jersey, in an effort to help communities recover and rebuild in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
Winter hasn't even started, but storm-ravaged businesses at the Jersey Shore are already thinking about summer.
Lucius Crawford, 60, was charged with murder Tuesday after officers found a 41-year-old woman stabbed nine times in the chest under a sheet on his bed, police said.
FEMA is a lifeline for the victims of superstorm Sandy, but the experiences people are having with the government agency vary widely.
Up on the flight deck, the protective bubble surrounding the recently acquired space shuttle Enterprise was deflated by superstorm Sandy.
New Jersey's Senate budget committee has toured areas in Bergen County hard-hit by Superstorm Sandy and is hearing from local officials about damages.
A man on Staten Island isn't letting the devastation of superstorm Sandy take away his spirit.
Michael Gatti's house in Midland Beach has been marked with a red sticker by the city's buildings department, declaring it unsafe. Insurance will not help Gatti rebuilt, he said.
So far, FEMA has approved more than $7.5 million in aid to Connecticut to help with the clean-up and relief effort, according to the agency.
At a hearing before the state Senate Budget Committee Monday, local emergency management officials and mayors testified about their storm recovery needs to ensure they are up and running for high season.
With the holidays right around the corner, there is a goal on Staten Island to have the biggest toy drive that New York has ever seen.
Mary Butler's home in Arverne was without heat and electricity since the storm hit. She signed up for the city's rapid repairs program on Monday and now has her power back.
Herbert Duarte only got his power restored on Monday, but said now that his restaurant is functional again, he wants to help out this Thanksgiving.
In damaged neighborhoods in the city, there's something of a pecking order based on color in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy.
The city said it is preparing to demolish at least 200 homes across Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn that were severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
