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Obama seeks $60.4 billion for Sandy repairs, states want more

YoopyaDec 8, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama asked Congress on Friday to approve a $60.4 billion aid package to help East Coast states rebuild after Superstorm Sandy, well short

NJ Governor estimates Sandy will cost state at least $29.4 billion

YoopyaNov 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Superstorm Sandy caused at least $29.4 billion in overall damage in New Jersey, according to a preliminary analysis released by Governor Chris Christie’s

Big city slowly returns to bright lights after Sandy

YoopyaNov 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Few thought it would take quite so long to fully restore the dimmed lights of the famed skyline of New York City’s Financial

Northeast cleans up from Superstorm Sandy, death toll rises

YoopyaNov 12, 20120

(Reuters) – New Yorkers took to the streets on Sunday to reinforce recovery from Superstorm Sandy, volunteering to help clean up devastated neighborhoods and using

Housing crisis looms as cold hits storm victims

YoopyaNov 4, 2012November 4, 20120

(Reuters) – Victims of superstorm Sandy on the U.S. East Coast struggled against the cold early on Sunday amid fuel shortages and power outages even

New York City is ‘a hell zone’

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

People living parts of New York still affected by superstorm Sandy say the city is now turning into a “hell zone”. More than 90 people

As cold snap looms, Sandy sets NY up for a new fuel crisis

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Northeast residents lucky enough to have a roof after Hurricane Sandy struck now face a new problem: a heating oil shortage and widespread

Superstars perform benefit concert for Sandy victims

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

From “Livin’ on a Prayer” to “The Living Proof,” every song Friday at NBC’s benefit concert for superstorm Sandy victims became a message song. New

Storm Sandy: New York marathon cancelled after protests

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

This year’s New York City marathon has been cancelled in the aftermath of the super storm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced. In a statement,

Scope of Sandy’s devastation widens, death toll spirals

YoopyaNov 2, 2012June 24, 20230

(Reuters) – From New York City’s Staten Island to the popular beach towns of the Jersey Shore, rescuers and officials on Friday faced growing evidence