Superstorm Sandy

Adam Haber, candidate for Nassau County Executive (file / credit: Adam Haber for County Executive)

Nassau County Executive Candidate Proposes ‘Disaster Czar’

Democrat Adam Haber proposes naming a “disaster czar” to handle a county-wide emergency management and information system that he says would give Nassau County the response it did not get after Sandy.

2013/05/07

(L-R) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images)

Bill Clinton Asked To Broker Led Zeppelin Reunion For Superstorm Sandy Benefit Concert

It’s a diplomatic failure at the highest level: Bill Clinton couldn’t get Led Zeppelin to reunite.

2013/05/06

People walk on a beach damaged by Superstorm Sandy on March 1, 2013 in Staten Island (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Cuomo: $5.9M To Restore Sandy-Damaged S.I. Beaches

Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state is targeting $5.9 million toward raising sand levels including dune restoration at New Dorp Beach, South Beach, Cedar Grove and Oakwood.

2013/05/06

Cover of 'The Horrible, Horrible Hurricane'

Stories From Main Street: Former N.J. Mom Writes Book For Sandy’s Child Survivors

Superstorm Sandy was so devastating and so traumatic. Something like that can be truly scarring for children, and one former New Jerseyan is trying to help them through it.

2013/05/06

Organizers To Launch Kickstarter In Hopes Of Saving Mermaid Parade

Organizers want to stage a Coney Island Mermaid Parade this year, but they have warned it will not happen if they can’t raise the needed funds.

2013/05/05

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long walk along Ocean Avenue - Feb. 7, 2013 (credit: Tim Larsen / CBSNewYork)

Summer After Sandy: Still Struggling In Sea Bright

WCBS 880 is starting a new weekly series leading to Memorial Day and the summer, focusing on how Jersey Shore towns are working to come back from superstorm Sandy.

2013/05/03

Superstorm Sandy's destruction seen in the Rockaways - Dec. 7, 2012 (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NYC Sandy Report Gives Recommendations For Future Storm Preparedness

A new report prompted by Superstorm Sandy says New York City should buy more
police boats and develop a system to track patients after hospital evacuations.

2013/05/03

Sandy's damage in the Mantoloking/Avon-By-The-Sea area is seen from Chopper 880 - Oct. 31, 2012 (credit: Tom Kaminski / WCBS 880)

House Being Demolished In Mantoloking More Than 6 Months After Sandy

Crews have been working for months trying to clear New Jersey’s waterways after the storm dumped everything from houses to boats into bays, channels, rivers, inlets and other coastal waters.

2013/05/02

A lab/retriever mix saved at the height of Superstorm Sandy (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Brooklyn Woman Claims Dog Found In Superstorm Sandy Is Hers

On Wednesday, the 6-year-old lab/retriever mix known as Midnight was finally up for adoption after receiving medical treatment and being quarantined for six months to make sure he didn’t have rabies.

2013/05/02

Straphangers Campaign: Subway Delays Up In 2012, Early 2013

The study was based on MTA electronic alerts of so-called controllable delays — problems related to signals, switches and track.

2013/05/02

Dog Rescued In Superstorm Sandy Available For Adoption

Midnight has been nursed back to health and will be going home Wednesday with members of the group Guardians of Rescue.

2013/05/01

Cubacan Restaurant in Asbury Park (credit: Cubacan)

More Jersey Shore Businesses Reopening After Sandy

Beginning today, businesses in New Jersey that were impacted by superstorm Sandy can apply for grant money. But some businesses at the Jersey Shore have already re-opened.

2013/05/01