Debris

Car Windshield Smashed By Debris On Cross Bronx Expressway

Debris from an unknown source smashed a car windshield on the Cross Bronx Expressway on Monday afternoon.

2013/05/06

Seaside Heights boardwalk planks and roller coaster in the ocean on Nov. 9, 2012 (credit: Peter Haskell/WCBS 880)

Post-Sandy Ocean Junk Poses Safety Hazard, But Cleanup Continues

The need for a swift cleanup has grown critical, after Superstorm Sandy swept objects of all sizes into the ocean and posed a potential threat to summer swimmers.

2013/02/17

NJ TRANSIT Bay Head Comet III rail cars next to debris left by Sandy (credit: NJT)

Christie: No Scandal In $100 Million No-Bid Contract For Sandy Debris Removal

Christie says New Jersey needed to hire a contractor quickly after Sandy to begin picking up mounds of debris left by the storm and AshBritt was selected in part because the firm had experience dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and was able to get full reimbursement.

2013/02/05

Crews Work Hard To Remove Wrecked Boats, Homes From Barnegat Bay

Almost three months after Superstorm Sandy, dangers continue to lurk in the waters off the Jersey Shore.

2013/01/21

N.J. Man Struck, Killed By Car While Working To Clean Sandy Debris

A man working for a private company that was cleaning up debris spawned by Superstorm Sandy in Brick, N.J., was killed this week in a job-related accident.

2012/12/29

Sunrise In The Rockaways Dec. 23, 2012 (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

Normalcy Slowly Returning For Residents In Storm-Battered Rockaways

About 90 percent of the wreckage and debris left behind by the storm has been hauled away, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

2012/12/23

Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a news conference in Long Beach Dec. 16, 2012 (credit: Twitter.com/NYGovCuomo)

Gov. Cuomo Announces $40 Million In Federal Reimbursements For Nassau County’s Sandy Clean Up

These are the first reimbursements delivered in the state since Sandy hit in late October.

2012/12/16

Volunteers Head Out To Clean Beaches Of Sandy Debris

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.

2012/12/08

The heavily polluted Gowanus Canal on March 2, 2010 in Brooklyn. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Reports: Scrap Metal Company Fined For Letting Debris Fall Into Gowanus Canal

A scrap metal company has been slapped with an $85,000 fine for letting chunks metal fall into the polluted Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, according to a published report.

2012/12/05

Mountains Of Debris From Sandy Finally Removed From Long Island

In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, enormous mountains of debris were finally being removed from the South Shore of Long Island Wednesday.

2012/12/05

City Burns Debris From Sandy In Brooklyn, Some Residents Voice Concern

Getting rid of the debris was a major mission a month after Superstorm Sandy, and in Brooklyn on Wednesday, some of the debris was going up in smoke.

2012/11/28

Superstorm Sandy damage on Staten Island

Cuomo: Clean Up Debris In Advance Of Nor’easter

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday warned that the Nor’easter forecast to strike the metro area later this week could make a bad situation worse in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

2012/11/05

Firefighters are seen at the rubble of the World Trade Center - New York, NY - Sep 11, 2001 (credit: Ron Agam/Getty Images)

Gov’t Panel Wants Aid For WTC Victims Who Are Cancer Patients

Congress has set aside billions of dollars to compensate and treat people suffering from illnesses potentially caused by the clouds of soot and smoke released on Sept. 11, 2001.

2012/02/16

Wawayanda, N.Y. plane crash wreckage (credit: CBS 2)

NTSB Investigates Wreckage From Mid-Air Collision In New Hampton

State police Capt. Joseph Tripodo said investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were inspecting the wreckage Tuesday in Orange County.

2011/05/10