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EXCLUSIVE: LIPA Customers Hit With Shockingly High Electricity Bills

Electric bills are out for Sandy victims on Long Island and they are causing a stir.

2013/01/30

Obama Signs $50.5 Billion Sandy Relief Bill

President Barack Obama on Tuesday night signed the $50.5 billion Sandy relief package into law.

2013/01/29

A woman walks with her dog by homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy along the beach in the Rockaways on January 15, 2013. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

$50.5B Sandy Aid Bill Heads To President’s Desk

Three months after Sandy ravaged coastal areas in much of the Northeast, President Barack Obama chided lawmakers for taking their time to approve the funding even as he commended them for providing the long-awaited aid.

2013/01/29

Cars piled up outside a floodd parking garage in Manhattan following superstorm Sandy - Oct. 31, 2012 (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

FEMA Adds 35K More NYC-Area Buildings To Flood Zones

FEMA released revised maps Monday for parts of the city, including Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn. New maps for other areas are expected next month.

2013/01/28

Stories From Main Street: S.I. Sandy Victim Getting New Custom Guitar From Brooklyn Man

Andrew Carro and his wife Jule, of Oakwood Beach, lost everything. Their home shifted and the roof caved in.

2013/01/28

Vice President Joe Biden and New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno tour Sandy's damage in Seaside Heights - Nov. 18, 2012 (credit: Tim Larsen / Governor's Office)

FEMA Extends Deadline For New Jersey Sandy Victims

New Jersey residents still suffering from the effects of Superstorm Sandy are getting more time to apply for disaster aid.

2013/01/25

Union Beach Storm Damage (credit: CBS 2)

Christie No Longer Waiting For FEMA, Adopts Tough Standards For Rebuilding

Residents of communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy have been waiting for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to tell them how and where they can rebuild. But New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he’s not waiting anymore.

2013/01/24

Electrical workers restore power to a house damaged by Superstorm Sandy on January 4, 2013 in the New Dorp area of the Staten Island. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Rapid Repairs Work Completed On More Than 10K NYC Storm-Damaged Homes

Under Rapid Repairs, the city deployed dozens of contractors and thousands of skilled construction workers to do emergency work — free of charge to residents.

2013/01/21

Jim Pfail's Inauguration Tickets (credit: Monica Miller / WCBS 880)

Sandy Victims From Long Island Get Inauguration Tickets From Schumer

The Pfails hadn’t planned for a road trip to the nation’s capital next week, but Sen. Charles Schumer invited them to the second inauguration of President Barack Obama.

2013/01/17

U.S. Capitol - Washington, D.C. (file / credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

House Approves $50.7 Billion In Hurricane Sandy Relief

The final House vote was 241-180 — 192 Democrats were joined by 38 Republicans in approving the measure.

2013/01/15

Sandy victim Bill Johns is among those being bounced from the hotel this weekend. (credit: CBS 2)

N.J. Sandy Victims Kicked Out Of FEMA-Approved Hotel For Scrapbooking Retreat

First they were driven from their homes by Superstorm Sandy; now, families living in hotels along the Jersey Shore are getting the boot again.

2013/01/11

Christina Salazar's home in Oceanside, Long Island following Sandy - Jan. 11, 2013 (credit: Sophia Hall / WCBS 880)

L.I. Woman Says She’s Being Forced Back Into Her Moldy, Gutted Home

The home isn’t really livable, but one Long Island family hit hard by superstorm Sandy has been forced back into it.

2013/01/11

Mold at Larry Elliot's home in Seaford, N.Y. Jan. 8, 2013 (credit: CBS 2)

Schumer Pushing For Mold Removal Funding For Sandy-Affected Homeowners

Many flood-damaged homes have now become infested with toxic mold in the months since superstorm Sandy hit.

2013/01/08

Workmen repairing Sandy damage at Glen Oaks Village. (credit: Mona Rivera, 1010 WINS)

Co-Op Residents Turned Down For Sandy Grants Baffled By FEMA’s Reasoning

Despite almost “half” of the homes in Glen Oaks Village sustaining some sort of shingle damage during Superstorm Sandy, FEMA turned them down for hurricane damage grants, according to Bob Friedrich, President of Glen Oaks Village.

2013/01/08

Rebuilt Moonachie, N.J. Restaurant Serves As Beacon Of Hope For Community Still Suffering

The Bazzarellis have not received any aid. After the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied their request for flood insurance the family paid $200,000 out-of-pocket to repair their restaurant.

2013/01/07

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