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Post-Sandy Real Estate A Different World In The Rockaways

The devastated landscape has changed the face of real estate in the Rockaways.

2013/01/29

Queens Community Hard Hit By Superstorm Sandy Continues Recovery Efforts

Toll Collections Resume On 2 Bridges In Rockaways

Toll collections resumed Saturday morning at two bridges in the storm-damaged Rockaways.

2012/12/01

Back To School At P.S. 114 Nov. 27, 2012 (credit: CBS 2)

Students Back In Class At Sandy-Damaged Schools In Queens

P.S./M.S. 114 and P.S. Q256 opened their doors, the Department of Education said. It was the first time students were allowed back into their schools since the storm hit.

2012/11/27

FILE - NYPD vehicle (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Teen Charged With Shooting, Killing Man In The Rockaways

A teenage suspect has been charged with the murder of a man in the Rockaways late last week.

2012/11/25

Rockaway Thanksgiving

Volunteers Bring Thanksgiving To Grateful Rockaway Residents

While many were preparing for Thanksgiving this Tuesday night, residents in areas still devastated by Superstorm Sandy were still trying to rebuild their lives. A group of volunteers was working hard Tuesday night to make sure they are able to give thanks.

2012/11/20

Clean-up continues amongst piles of debris where a large section of the iconic boardwalk was washed away on Nov. 10, 2012 in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood of Queens. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Far Rockaway Public Housing Residents Still Struggle With Heat, Hot Water

Residents of the Ocean Bay public housing complex in Far Rockaway have been struggling with heat and hot water problems ever since Superstorm Sandy hit nearly three weeks ago.

2012/11/17

Breezy Point storm victims Barbara Joyce (L) and Neil Devor (R). (credit: CBS 2)

Operation Blessing Int’l, IsraAID Helping Beleaguered Breezy Point Storm Victims

The cleanup from Hurricane Sandy is overwhelming in some communities and it couldn’t be done without legions of volunteers.

2012/11/14

100th Precinct Station

Rockaway Beach Police Station Coming Back After Sandy Devastation

When the Rockaway Peninsula got blasted by Hurricane Sandy, the police were hit like everyone else — battered and flooded.

2012/11/13

Destroyed House In Belle Harbor (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

Belle Harbor Residents Tell Harrowing Stories From Sandy On ‘60 Minutes’

Residents of Belle Harbor, Queens, recalled their harrowing experience during the horrors of Superstorm Sandy on “60 Minutes” Sunday.

2012/11/11

Downed trees in Woodbury, Long Island as a result of Sandy (credit: Sophia Hall / WCBS 880)

Angry LIPA Customers Say They Can’t Get Clear Answers About Power Restoration

For those on Long Island without power since Sandy struck, there is word from the Long Island Power Authority that they won’t want to hear.

2012/11/08

Breezy Point

Breezy Point Residents Return Amid Devastation From Horrific Fire

Families returned to Breezy Point, Queens, on the Rockaway Peninsula Wednesday night, after a devastating fire decimated their tight-knit community.

CBS New York–2012/10/31

Rockaway Boardwalk

Sand-Swept Streets, Broken Boardwalk, Flooded Basements Plague Rockaways

While the raging fire in Breezy Point received much of the attention in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in the Rockaways, destruction on the peninsula in Queens is far more widespread.

CBS New York–2012/10/31

Handcuff (credit: clipart.com)

9 Arrested In Thefts Near Rockaways Amid Storm

Nine people have been arrested for allegedly stealing from businesses near the Rockaways in Queens during and after Superstorm Sandy.

CBS New York–2012/10/30

This image shows a tornado off Brooklyn on Sept. 8, 2012.  (credit: Instagram/Joey Mure)

NWS: Weekend’s Tornadoes Brings Total To 10 Twisters In NYC Since 2007

The two twisters that touched down Saturday are the latest of about 60 small tornadoes that have hit the area in the past
half-century, the years for which complete data are available.

2012/09/10

Instagram user zack12rose posted this picture with the caption "#tornado on belt parkway" (credit: Instagram/zack12rose)

Two Tornadoes Touch Down In Breezy Point, Canarsie

A pair of powerful, funnel-shaped clouds landed in New York City on Saturday. At first, nobody was really sure what to call them.

2012/09/08

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