When Superstorm Sandy left Denise Erickson’s home with a collapsed foundation, a loan from the Small Business Administration looked like the best deal in town.
NEW YORK—On Oct. 29, exactly two years after Superstorm Sandy tore into New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio sent out a personal note touting the “incredible progress” his administration has made on rebuilding homes destroyed by the storm.
Hospitals were ill-prepared for the impact of Superstorm Sandy, according to a government study released Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) surveyed 174 hospitals in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York in declared disaster areas during the 2012 storm.