hurricane katrina
Fmr. Red Cross Financial Director Sent To Jail For Stealing From Organization
A former Red Cross financial director was sentenced in Suffolk County court Wednesday after pleading guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the charity.
Belmar Mayor Heads South To Seek Lessons Learned After Katrina
The road to recovery from Sandy for the Jersey Shore borough of Belmar is going through the gulf coast, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
New Orleans Firefighters Come To Help NYC Firefighters Who Helped Them After Katrina
This morning, roughly one dozen started swinging hammers and sawing wood in the Rockaways, whatever needs to be done to help members of the FDNY rebuild their own homes damaged by the storm.
Two Truckloads Of Supplies Donated By New Orleans Residents Arrive On Long Island
Those in need can go to Amityville High School, where the supplies have been unloaded.
Christie: Sandy Caused ‘Incalculable’ Damage To New Jersey’s Spirit
Christie said he expects to have a dollar estimate on total loss in the next day or two. But the governor said he expects the combined damage in New York and New Jersey will be second only to the huge monetary cost of 2005′s Hurricane Katrina.
Homeless Condition Caused By Sandy Stunning In Areas Like Long Beach
Until last week, the Koff family of Long Beach was living the American dream, with a gorgeous home on Reynolds Channel — and then sandy happened, pushing three feet of water into their home, and upending their lives.
WATCH: NBA’s David Stern Hears It From Crowd After ‘Katrina’ Flub
It was an honest mistake from Stern. But the crowd heard it — and then he heard it from the crowd.
Gov. Malloy: All State Employees Should Return To Work Wednesday
The governor said Superstorm Sandy is over and the state has now begun the process of assessing damage and getting lives back to normal.
Opinion: Another Hurricane Reminds Us Of The Need For An Effective Administration
The 2012 presidential campaign between President Obama and Mitt Romney will be book-ended by hurricanes.
Opinion: Obama’s 2007 Speech is Disturbingly Racist
While there’s nothing wrong with an African-American president speaking in a black dialect, there is something terribly wrong with him speaking in a black accent and cadence when undoubtedly inciting racism to a predominantly African-American audience.
Isaac Causing Big Problems, But Proving To Be Far Weaker Than Katrina
Hurricane Isaac sidestepped New Orleans on Wednesday, sending the worst of its howling wind and heavy rain into a cluster of rural fishing villages that had few defenses against the slow-moving storm that could bring days of unending rain.
Opinion: As Hurricane Isaac Threatens The GOP Continues To Party
As Hurricane Isaac threatens the Gulf again, we will see if Katrina and Isaac serve as bookends of GOP hostility to federal disaster relief. An odd stance for a party that claims to “choose life” while watching people die in natural disasters rather than provide an adequate response.
Former Riverdale Rabbi Helps Rebuild New Orleans Congregation After Katrina
Seven years after Hurricane Katrina decimated much of New Orleans, a local rabbi dedicates a new synagogue he helped rebuild. Rabbi Topolosky said that natural disaster really affected him and left him compelled to act.
Gas Prices Predicted To Drop In Tri-State Area As Summer Nears
At a time when gas prices typically rise, they are forecast to drop. “We saw the price of crude oil drop by $9 as of Monday, and that’s the highest one-week drop this year,” Robert Sinclair, Jr. of AAA said. “With it will come gasoline prices.”
Connecticut Keeps Helping Japan Through Stamford-Based AmeriCares
AmeriCares president Curt Welling told reporters that the third delivery of medical and hygiene supplies is now on it’s way from Toyko to Sendai.
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