Gov. Andrew Cuomo stood in a spot that Hurricane Sandy flooded with eight feet of water as he announced last Sunday that the state would provide $13 million for the installation of both a seawall and …
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Dozens of residents lined the Grand Canal in Bay Park on Oct. 29 to observe the one-year anniversary of the storm that devastated their community and …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/6/13
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“I was having dinner at my girlfriend’s house, and all of a sudden her lights went out,” recounted West End resident Victoria Bianchini. “We went outside — she lives close to the ocean — …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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10/31/13
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For Harmon Street resident Josie Matier, it sometimes feels like only yesterday that a 9-foot storm surge washed over the city, the disastrous result of Hurricane Sandy.
At around 6:30 p.m. last …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/31/13
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Government officials announced this week that a second round of Hurricane Sandy aid money would be available — and should flow more easily — to both homeowners and municipalities in 2014.
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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10/31/13
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The11518 organization has organized a candlelit reflection ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the storm that changed the lives of many people. On Tues., Oct. at 7 p.m., community …
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10/24/13
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With the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaching,
Heartbreaking memories of devastation, tragedy and frustration are
returning to the hearts and minds of those who experienced the …
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By Mary Malloy
mmalloy@liherald.com
The communities of Bay Park and East Rockaway held their first New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s public engagement meeting on Oct. 15 in …
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10/24/13
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Brent Wilson, 33, the owner of Shine’s in the West End, has heard countless stories from frustrated residents who come to his 100-year-old bar for a bit of respite. Nearly a year after Hurricane …
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Vincent Donato lives on Nicholas Avenue in East Rockaway, just blocks from Bay Park. These are his memories of the days after the storm.
My story is …
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By Vincent Donato
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10/23/13
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