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Home furnishings donated by Ikea on Hylan Boulevard on Staten Island - June 11, 2013 (credit: Marla Diamond / WCBS 880)

Ikea Donates Home Furnishings To Still-Suffering NYC Sandy Victims

On Tuesday, the Swedish furniture retailer announced it will be donating home furnishings – including hundreds of beds, mattresses, dining room sets, and sofas – to those who lost “the basic furniture that helps to make a house a home.”

2013/06/11

Staten Island Pipe Thefts

Sandy-Ravaged Staten Island Homes Vandalized After Extensive Renovations

The owners were back to square one Wednesday at three Sandy-ravaged homes that were rehabbed by volunteers on Staten Island, after vandals stole the copper wire and plumbing.

2013/05/15

Amad Awada with his German Shepherd. (credit: CBS 2)

Police Use Boogie Board To Rescue Dog From Muddy S.I. Marshland

Police rescuers with special gear attacked both ground and water to get the frightened, young German Shepherd out of a muddy, tangled mass of marshland and silt.

2013/04/25

People walk along the beach next to the remains of the boardwalk in the Rockaway.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYC Beaches To Open Memorial Day Weekend

The city is pouring $266 million to restore the beaches. The price tag for Rockaway Beach alone is $147 million.

2013/03/01

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Some Staten Island Residents Still Call Tent Community Home Months After Sandy

It’s hard to believe there are still people living in tents three months after the storm made landfall, but that is what’s happening in New Dorp.

2013/01/25

Destruction from Sandy in Midland Beach, Staten Island - Nov. 17, 2012 (credit: Peter Haskell / WCBS 880)

Staten Island Man Cleaning Up From Sandy Hopes For Fresh Start In New Year

On Midland Beach, homeowner Dario said the storm could not have come at a worse time.

2012/12/30

Kiwanis relief tent in Midland Beach burglarized (credit: CBS 2)

Staten Island Relief Center Burglarized On Christmas Day

Staten Islanders continue to come together to rebuild and recover from Superstorm Sandy. But not everyone is sharing the neighborly spirit in the aftermath of the hurricane.

2012/12/27

Snowfall at 114th Street between Broadway and Riverside Drive. (credit: Jesse Zanger, CBSNewYork.com)

Winter Storm Does A Number On Roads In Rockland, Raises Concern On Long Island

The storm system is the same one that dumped snow and sleet on the nation’s midsection and unleashed damaging tornadoes around the South.

2012/12/26

If you have one of these on your home you are not allowed to move back in, says the NYC Department of Buildings. (Photo: CBS 2)

Sandy Victims’ Latest Reason For Concern? Red-Tagged Homes

It’s not just storm damage that’s keeping one Staten Island woman out of her house. Her neighbor’s home was hit even harder by Superstorm Sandy and is stalling efforts to make repairs.

2012/12/11

Sandy Volunteers

Volunteers Won’t Stop Working Until All Sandy Victims Get Help

Volunteers have been working night and day in the communities hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy, and some have even put their dreams on hold.

2012/12/09

Destruction from Sandy in Midland Beach, Staten Island - Nov. 17, 2012 (credit: Peter Haskell / WCBS 880)

Staten Island Man Won’t Give Up Despite Losing Home, Business

A man on Staten Island isn’t letting the devastation of superstorm Sandy take away his spirit.

2012/12/03

A pile of debris from superstorm Sandy in Midland Beach, Staten Island - Nov. 13, 2012 (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Fires On The Rise In Areas Hit Hard By Sandy

It’s been over a month since superstorm Sandy slammed into the Tri-State area and many are still trying to secure basic needs like heat.

2012/12/03

Michael Gatti's Midland Beach house has been condemned with a red sticker. (credit: Peter Haskell/WCBS 880)

Staten Island Man Who Lost House In Sandy Struggles To Recover

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.

2012/11/29

Pete Vadola uses a motor boat he found to help rescue people on Staten Island during Superstorm Sandy. (credit: CBS 2)

Midland Beach Residents Thankful To S.I. Man Who Used Motor Boat To Rescue Sandy Victims

Heroes are made, not born — it’s a phrase that certainly seems to apply to one Staten Island Man.

2012/11/22

Staten Island residents say they have questions to ask the president when he visits the area on Thursday. (credit: CBS 2) | Image of President Obama  (credit: Getty Images)

S.I. Residents Have Plenty Of Questions To Ask President Obama About Storm Relief

Sandy tore apart homes and knocked out power to thousands, forcing many residents of the borough to live like nomads for weeks.

2012/11/14

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