Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive storm of the 2012 hurricane season. It was also the second-costliest hurricane in U.S. history. Monday marks six-months since the Superstorm struck our area.
Six months after Sandy, residents of Ocean County, New Jersey are still living in limbo. Last December, FEMA introduced maps advising people to raise their homes to certain heights based on flood risk, but the maps are controversial. Many residents with bay or lagoon front property are frustrated because these maps hold them to the same costly construction standard as ocean front homes.
New York City says its beaches will open in time for the Memorial Day weekend but not everything ravaged by Sandy will be replaced by then.
During Superstorm Sandy, many firefighters responded to emergencies while their own homes were being ravaged. Now New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is responding to their needs with a program connecting firefighters who still need help rebuilding their homes with other firefighters who have time and skills to volunteer.
Route 35 will be getting a facelift through sections of the Jersey Shore that were heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
New York City is launching a $15 million program to clean up at least 2,000 homes contaminated with mold because of flooding during Superstorm Sandy.
Many home and business owners flooded out by Superstorm Sandy could get insurance payouts soon through congressional action expected Friday on a $9.7 billion bill to replenish the National Flood Insurance Program.
A New Jersey town is seeking donations to help rebuild its boardwalk destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.
Long Island's two county executives and other officials are among those expected to testify before a state commission investigating utilities in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
Superstorm Sandy forced many New York schools to remain closed for a week. And now, parents and students are wondering when and if school days will be made up.
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