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Nearly seven years after Superstorm Sandy struck on a late-October night, Long Island communities are still rebuilding. Homes are up in the air . . . more
Long Islanders can empathize with the victims of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas and left extensive damage in parts of the Carolinas. Nearly seven years after Hurricane Sandy hit, fears of the next Big One are still palpable in communities like . . . more
Q. We have a very big problem. Our house was lifted and is now sitting on its new foundation, but at the wrong height. Our architect and contractor were recommended by the NY Rising program . . . more
Q. A building inspector just told us our house can’t be signed off on after we lifted it. The contractor told us six months, and now it’s going on one year since we started. The front steps were going to . . . more
Q. I have so many questions since I met with the contractor who will raise my house. Is it safe, and do I have to empty everything out? My contractor says I can use . . . more
Q. I have so many questions since I met with the contractor who will raise my house. Is it safe, and do I have to empty everything out? My contractor says I can use . . . more
Q. I was reading about the state of New York trying to get millions of dollars back from storm victims who are raising their homes or even just repairing them. How is it happening that so many people . . . more
It’s been more than three years since Hurricane Sandy devastated the South Shore, and for anyone north of Sunrise Highway, the storm is largely an afterthought. But for many residents . . . more
Q. Last week I wrote that the New York Rising program could have been more organized, and since we managed to avoid being flooded by Hurricane Joaquin, we have the opportunity . . . more
Q. It’s almost three years since our home was flooded and we still don’t how much we’ll get from NY Rising. Our architect, we were told, was supposed to do the estimate, and tell us, according to our caseworker, but . . . more
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