Sandy

A deal has finally been struck to fund the New York City region’s mass transit capital spending program, ensuring that vitally needed infrastructure upgrades

While the Red Cross called its response nearly “flawless,” a ProPublica investigation uncovered a much different version of events.

Some small businesses hit by Superstorm Sandy are unable to reach tens of millions in recovery funds allocated for them, according to multiple testimonies before the City Council Wednesday.

The city’s main housing recovery program, Build It Back, will start rebuilding homes this month.

The River Café in Brooklyn reopened for dinner on the evening of Feb. 1—for the first time since the restaurant was blighted by Hurricane Sandy.

NEW YORK—The federal government is reimbursing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for East River subway tunnel repairs, Senator Charles Schumer announced Tuesday.

Just shy of the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, the Federal Government released a 69-point rebuilding strategy for regions affected by the deadly 2012 storm.

New York City subway system’s R and G lines will close for extensive post-sandy repair. MTA announced R train will close for 14 months, and G line to close for 12 weekends.

Amtrak’s Gateway project beneath the Hudson river received $185 million in Hurricane Sandy Relief funding to begin work on a new flood-resistant tunnel, senators Charles E. Schumer, Frank R. Lautenberg, and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on May 30.

A judge ruled on Wednesday in favor of a group of Hurricane Sandy evacuees still living in hotels in a case against New York City. The evacuees have been living in the hotels, some for more than six months, because they haven’t been able to find suitable housing alternatives.

Hurricane Sandy evacuees still living in city-sponsored hotels now have until May 31 to find a permanent home. Others who are living in the hotels under FEMA funding have until May 29.

The first chunk of federal Sandy Aid for New York City, $1.77 billion, was approved last week and is officially on its way. The money is part of a $16 billion package that President

On Friday the city released its After-Action Report focused on the city’s response before, during, and after Hurricane Sandy. The report gave 59 recommendations to help prepare and recover from another storm.

NEW YORK—A judge has blocked the city’s plan to end a program that would have put hundreds of New Yorkers out on the street on April 30.

Climate change could cause a hurricane similar to Sandy to hit Western Europe by the end of this century, Dutch researchers say.