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RESILIENCY SPOTLIGHT: Staten Island, Awaiting Next Storm, Balances Long-Term Planning, Short-Term Needs

Staten Island is in a race against time to prepare for the next major coastal storm. Local offficials say the pace needs to be faster.

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March 26, 2015 by by David Howard King, Gotham Gazette

GOTHAM GAZETTE: Hurting Homeowners Say Bank Settlement Funds Belong with Them

Mar 26, 2015 — More than two years on and David Velez’s battle with Hurricane Sandy is far from over. But, thanks to some help from the Attorney General’s office, Velez’s fight with his mortgage lender may soon be coming to an end. The first floor of the retired NYPD officer’s home in Gerritsen Beach, […]

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February 25, 2014 by A. Adam Glenn

WNYC: De Blasio’s New Headache – Sandy Recovery

WNYC Editor Matthew Schuerman discusses Build it Back, New York City’s troubled Sandy recovery program. Listen via the audio player above, or read text of the reporting. Plus, check out a report from the Alliance for a Just Rebuilding and Faith in New York showing that no homes in the city had been repaired […]

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November 12, 2013 by Joe Lamport, Gotham Gazette

GOTHAM GAZETTE: Examining Superstorm Sandy’s Toll On Housing

Like thousands of others whose lives were upended by Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012, Queens resident Grantley Hunt and his family may have escaped the storm surge, but a year later, the floodwaters’ toll on housing in New York City persists.