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Public Housing After Sandy

NYC Public Housing Tenants Impacted By Sandy To Get Break In Rent

Tenants in public housing in New York City who were affected by Superstorm Sandy will get some help with their rent.

2012/11/11

LIPA crew at Richmond Avenue in Amityville on Nov. 2, 2012 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Hempstead Town Supervisor: LIPA Has Failed Those With Special Needs

The Hempstead town supervisor on Saturday accused the Long Island Power Authority of ignoring those with special needs.

2012/11/10

Con Ed Workers (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Westchester Residents Troubleshoot Power Problems With Con Ed At County Center

It’s not just Long Island. Anger reached a boiling point for the powerless in Westchester County on Friday.

2012/11/09

PSE&G

If You Think Utility Workers Live A Different Life Than You, Think Again

If you lost power during Hurricane Sandy or the nor’easter that hit our area you’re probably not feeling too charitable towards your utility company. But many of their workers are in the same boat you are.

2012/11/08

Sign in front of a home in Malverne, Long Island. (credit: Samantha Mevorach)

LIPA Customers Grow Weary Of Power Outages As Second Storm Hits The Area

In areas like Roslyn Estates, wires still dangled dangerously and homes were getting colder as a nor’easter bore down on the Tri-State Area on Wednesday, but the utility company said that many people would have to wait longer.

2012/11/07

Rockland County Snow

Sandy-Battered Rockland Residents Beside Themselves As Snow Clobbers Area

Heavy, blowing snow was clobbering the northern suburbs Wednesday afternoon, hitting communities where thousands of people remained in the dark from Superstorm Sandy last week.

2012/11/07

A dumpster in Jersey City filled with belongings that had to be thrown out - Nov. 2, 2012 (credit: Jim Smith / WCBS 880)

Jersey City Mayor Wants Substations Moved In Wake Of Sandy Outages

Parts of Jersey City are still without power over a week after superstorm Sandy struck and the mayor wants to do something to help prevent future outages.

2012/11/07

(credit: CBS 2)

LIPA Customers Frustrated By Lack Of Information Amid Sandy-Related Outages

Long Islanders say they aren’t getting any answers from LIPA. There are still 190,000 outages there and on Tuesday, there was a new wrinkle that was angering homeowners.

2012/11/06

Donations On Long Island (credit: CBS 2)

Grassroots Volunteer Efforts Take Hold On Long Island

Volunteers are organizing on social media or just showing up with offers of help.

2012/11/05

A police car drives by a downed tree in Red Hook, Brooklyn, after Hurricane Sandy caused extensive damage in the area. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Youth Organization In Brooklyn Shifts Focus To Help With Sandy Relief Effort

Red Hook Initiative has been busy supplying food and medical assistance to the sick and elderly.

2012/11/05

Power lines down from Sandy, Oct. 30, 2012 (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

About 1.5 Million Still Without Power In New York Metro Area

A total of about 1.5 million power customers in the Tri-State area remained without power Sunday night, as relief and recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy continued.

CBS New York–2012/11/04

Sandy's storm surge buries cars in Long Beach under feet of sand. (credit: CBS 2)

Mangano: Many Challenges Remain In Nassau County Post-Sandy

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano on Sunday said that many challenges remained in his Long Island County following the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy.

2012/11/04

Lower Manhattan without power (Jen Fowler/Facebook)

Con Ed Urges Lower Manhattan Customers To Conserve Power

Con Edison has urged customers who recently got their power back in Lower Manhattan to conserve energy while crews work to reinforce underground systems.

2012/11/04

Gov. Chris Christie

Christie: N.J. Is Working Hard To Restore Power To All

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday afternoon that he was working hard to get power back to everyone in the state as soon as possible, and that the state was preparing for a Nor’easter coming later in the week, even though it would “obviously be a huge pain.”

CBS New York–2012/11/04

Power lines down from Sandy, Oct. 30, 2012 (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

PSE&G Restores Power To 78 Percent Of Customers

As of Sunday morning, PSE&G said about 78 percent of its customers have had power restored. When Sandy hit, it left about 1.7 million PSE&G customers in the dark.

2012/11/04

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