Superstorm Sandy

Aftermath Of Hurricane Sandy Making For Dreadful Allergy Season

Six months after Superstorm Sandy, an unwelcome development is set to make the months to come miserable for allergy sufferers.

2013/04/29

The ruins of a destroyed home sit in the sand on November 21, 2012 in Mantoloking, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

6 Months After Superstorm Sandy, Signs Of Progress But More To Be Done

Sandy caused billions of dollars in damage and left tens of thousands of people homeless after coming ashore Oct. 29. Six months later, major issues including housing, business, tourism and coastal protection still remain.

2013/04/29

1960 Mickey Mantle Contract To Be Auctioned Off To Help Sandy Victims

Danny Mantle, the son of late Yankees legend Mickey Mantle, is putting his father’s 1960 contract on the auction block to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy.

2013/04/29

The Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation hosts a brunch for Sandy victims (credit: Tunnel to Towers Foundation)

Siller Foundation Now Doing Mold Remediation Six Months After Sandy

Hurricane relief wasn’t the original goal for a foundation founded in the wake of 9/11. But just as things changed on 9/11, life shifted gears once again last October for Frank Siller, chairman of the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

2013/04/29

A memorial to Patricia Dresch's husband and daughter in Tottenville, Staten Island - April 29, 2013 (credit: Jim Smith / WCBS 880)

S.I. Woman Struggles To Cope With Loss Of Husband, Daughter Six Months After Sandy

The rain fell Monday on a small memorial of weathered candles and a deflated balloon in Tottenville where Patricia Dresch lost her husband George and 13-year-old daughter Angela.

2013/04/29

Students are welcomed back to East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School on April 29, 2013 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

East Rockaway School Reopens Six Months After Sandy

For six months, students had to wake up early to attend classes at two Baldwin schools which were rented by East Rockaway.

2013/04/29

Mary Pat Christie: Relief Fund Began Nearly As Soon As Sandy Hit

First Lady Mary Pat Christie was doing her part to help the Garden State recover as soon as Superstorm Sandy hit. CBS 2’s Kristine Johnson spoke to Mrs. Christie about her charity relief fund.

2013/04/28

Trash piles up in the city (credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Brooklyn Residents Make A Stink Over Proposed Bensonhurst Garbage Transfer Facility

Many Bensonhurst residents are still recovering from Superstorm Sandy, they told CBS 2′s Steve Langford that a new trash dump is the last thing they need.

2013/04/28

Groundbreaking Held For New Long Beach Boardwalk

A groundbreaking was held for Saturday for the new $44.2 million boardwalk on Long Beach, Long Island.

2013/04/27

Oday Aboushi of the Virginia Cavaliers at Amon G. Carter Stadium on September 22, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Jets Draft Staten Island Native Tackle Oday Aboushi In Fifth Round

The Jets selected Staten Island native and Virginia offensive tackle Oday Aboushi in the fifth round.

2013/04/27

New Jersey Marathon United We Run Boston Shirt (credit: NJ Marathon)

New Jersey Marathon Upping Security In Wake Of Boston Bombings

Executive Race Director Joe Gigas says all bags and backpacks will be banned, spectator access at the start and finish lines will be limited, and some parking areas will be closed.

2013/04/26

Sandy damaged homes are seen in Mantoloking, NJ on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Mantoloking Plans To Use Eminent Domain To Get Land From Homeowners

Mantoloking is planning to use eminent domain to take control of small strips of land from oceanfront homeowners holding up a beach replenishment project.

2013/04/24

JFK Airport (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Overtime Payouts For First 3 Months Of 2013 Skyrocket At Port Authority

Most of the increase for non-police employees is blamed on continuing cleanup from Superstorm Sandy and a higher-than-usual number of snowstorms that affected area airports.

2013/04/24

Tent city in New Dorp Beach, Staten Island - April 23, 2013 (credit: Jim Smith / WCBS 880)

Staten Island Sandy Tent City Ordered Out Before Beach Season

In the New Dorp Beach section of Staten Island, a relief center constructed in the wake of superstorm Sandy is being told to make way for the upcoming summer.

2013/04/23

A protest in Manhattan about housing for Sandy refugees - April 23, 2013 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Sandy Refugees In NYC Protest End Of Housing Program

A program that houses those left homeless by superstorm sandy will wind down on April 30 and that has prompted a small protest outside city offices in downtown Manhattan.

2013/04/23

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