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Build it Back
From Anger to Evidence
Thousands of Superstorm Sandy survivors continue to languish in a never-ending labyrinth of paperwork, bureaucracy, and confusion.
Repeated Complaints About Build It Back
As Build it Back approaches the one-year mark since its launch, a litany of common complaints are frequently noted at town hall meetings, press events, City Council oversight hearings, and in one-on-one interviews.
Documents Reveal ‘Build It Back’ Architects Were Paid $6 Million
New York City’s beleaguered Superstorm Sandy housing recovery program, Build It Back, cost taxpayers a whopping $6 million just to create, new documents obtained from the city’s Housing Recovery Office reveal.
De Blasio Announces New Sandy Recovery Leadership Team
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has named his administration’s top three Superstorm Sandy recovery leaders.
Amid de Blasio Inattention, Sandy Build It Back Construction Set to Start
The city’s main housing recovery program, Build It Back, will start rebuilding homes this month.
Build It Back Reimbursement Checks to Go Out this Month
Low-income New Yorkers waiting for Build it Back reimbursement checks should start receiving them around the end of February.
New City Council Committee to Focus on Recovery and Resiliency
NEW YORK—With $10 billion in recovery money and thousands of Sandy evacuees still not home, the New York City Council has a new committee to keep an eye on things. The Committee on Recovery and Redevelopment, which has yet to hold its first hearing, will look at issues ranging from Build it Back to protecting coastal communities.
No. 18: Sandy-Hit Homeowners Still Waiting
While other parts of the recovery, such as public parks and businesses, have largely returned, thousands of homeowners in New York City are still in limbo after Superstorm Sandy. They are waiting for relief money to start rebuilding, hopefully in 2014.
