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  • new york city flood map
  • The new zones cover 37 percent of all the homes in the city, and officials say the redesign gives them more room to make decisions.
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  • superstorm sandy loan program
  • The Stronger New Jersey Business Loan Program will make $100 million available to business owners in nine counties starting July 1.
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  • firefighters honored
  • Lt. Thomas Woods doesn't like to be called a hero. Most heroes don't, but on Wednesday the FDNY gave him its highest honor for rescuing 25 people.
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  • long beach medical center
  • Officials at the last hospital still closed because of damage from Superstorm Sandy are no longer predicting when they will be able to reopen.
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  • firefighters honored
  • The FDNY is recognizing the heroics of Superstorm Sandy responders - including a fire lieutenant who rescued 25 people.
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  • subway tunnel to be closed
  • A New York City subway tunnel that was heavily damaged during Superstorm Sandy will be closed for long-term repairs beginning in the summer.
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  • sandy repairs
  • About 20,000 New York homes still in critical need of repair seven months after Superstorm Sandy. Mayor Michael Blomberg announced a new effort Monday to help homeowners, renters and landlords.
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new york city, superstorm sandy, michael bloomberg, new york news
  • Two sisters have been fighting with their mortgage company to release insurance money to fix their Sandy-damaged home.
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superstorm sandy, long island, 7 on your side, nina pineda
  • This week, we focus on the millions of dollars in aid for Superstorm Sandy victims still unspent by the American Red Cross.
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up close, superstorm sandy, politics & elections, diana williams
  • sandy mold
  • Hazy, hot, and humid and it's that weather that now brings out in some areas the worst of what Superstorm Sandy left behind.
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new york city, gerritsen beach, superstorm sandy, new york news, tim fleischer
  • copper thefts
  • Police say two heartless crooks stole new copper plumbing from the homes of Superstorm Sandy victims on Staten Island.
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  • Trains are operating to and from the Rockaways for the first time since Sandy washed out 1,500 feet of tracks.
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  • red cross money
  • N.J. Burkett reports on The Red Cross' response to questions regarding Sandy relief money
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  • President Barack Obama is greeted by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie upon his arrival at Atlantic City International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Atlantic City.
  • Anthony Johnson previews the president's visit to the Garden State
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  • red cross sandy money
  • Seven months after Superstorm Sandy, the Red Cross still hasn't spent more than a third of the $303 million it raised.
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  • President Barack Obama is greeted by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie upon his arrival at Atlantic City International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Atlantic City.
  • President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie promoted the Jersey Shore's summer tourism economy Tuesday while praising the federal government's role in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
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  • red hook valedictorian
  • 18-year old Luis Hernandez, whose home at the Red Hook Houses was without power for weeks, became his high school valedictorian.
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  • obama asbury park
  • President Obama joined Gov. Chris Christie in a tour of Jersey Shore communities, seven months after Superstorm Sandy.
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  • jersey shore on memorial day
  • Seven months after Superstorm Sandy devastated hundreds of miles of shoreline, beaches are officially open this Memorial Day.
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  • new jersey beaches open
  • Michelle Charlesworth reports on a nice holiday for beachgoers
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  • The image of the Jet Star, sitting in the ocean, was perhaps the most famous and enduring image of Superstorm Sandy.
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  • See video of the removal of the famed Jet Star roller coaster from the waters off Seaside Heights
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  • long beach memorial day superstorm sandy
  • Lisa Colagrossi reports on the holiday weekend on Long Island
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  • nyc beaches
  • Seven months after Superstorm Sandy devastated hundreds of miles of shoreline, most of New York's beaches are officially open this Memorial Day weekend.
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  • On a Saturday night in Coney Island on Memorial Day weekend, the Boardwalk is typically bustling with people. Not this year with it being this cold.
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  • beach
  • It's like coming home again. Even though it wasn't the best weather out, it didn't stop people from coming to check on their beloved beaches.
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long island, superstorm sandy, bay shore, jones beach, long island news, kristin thorne
  • chris christie
  • Guinness World Records confirms that a ribbon-cutting to mark the reopening of the Jersey shore following Superstorm Sandy has set a new world record.
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  • nathans famous reopening
  • "Nathan's Famous" in Coney Island had a grand re-opening Thursday, more than six months after Superstorm Sandy.
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  • bernie williams helps jersey shore sandy victims
  • Former New York Yankees player Bernie Williams surprised a high school student and his family who lost everything in Sandy.
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  • temporary housing
  • It's a temporary shelter placed in their front yard. It's small, but it's a house, and it even comes with solar power.
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long island, amityville, superstorm sandy, long island news, kristin thorne
  • A Jersey shore town is celebrating a milestone as it rebuilds from Superstorm Sandy.
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  • The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year.
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  • jeremy hefner
  • Mets pitcher Jeremy Hefner was helping and thinking of the victim's of two vicious storms on Tuesday.
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  • October 13, 2013 will be Staten Island Day, dedicated to making a positive impact on the communities and providing support for ongoing recovery efforts, the New York Road Runners and Staten Island borough president James Molinaro have announced.
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  • home buyback
  • Some 350 homeowners whose properties have flooded repeatedly will be eligible to sell their homes in a buyback program.
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  • mta subway flooding prevention
  • Transit officials said Thursday they're exploring alternatives to the plywood and sandbags they've used in the past to keep stormwater out of tunnels and stations.
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  • superstorm sandy hotels
  • New Yorkers displaced by Superstorm Sandy will continue to be able to stay in city-paid hotel rooms.
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  • midnight
  • The lab mix is the object of a vicious game of tug of war instead of being reunited with his owner.
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new york city, brooklyn, dog, superstorm sandy, new york news, josh einiger
  • This time next week, perhaps the most famous symbol of Superstorm Sandy's devastation at the Jersey shore will be gone.
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  • prince harry chris christie
  • Photos of Prince Harry touring two towns ravaged by Superstorm Sandy with Governor Chris Christie Tuesday
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  • Governor Cuomo unveiled his plan to fix the embattled Long Island Power Authority.
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long island, superstorm sandy, lipa, long island news, kristin thorne
  • After Hurricane Sandy, Pier 25 in Lower Manhattan had uprooted concrete. All of the equipment was destroyed. The playground reopened on Saturday morning.
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new york city, lower manhattan, superstorm sandy, new york news, darla miles
  • nyc crane accident
  • Residents of a Manhattan building are being displaced once again as crews replace a crane that toppled during Superstorm Sandy.
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  • canned foods
  • The canned food pyramid in Cranford stands 15 and a half feet tall and 10 feet wide and will likely break a world record.
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new jersey, cranford, food, superstorm sandy, new jersey news, phil lipof
  • mantoloking home demolitions
  • Rain has led workers to postpone the demolition of storm-damaged homes in the Jersey shore town that was hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy.
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  • prince harry visit
  • The mayor of a storm-wrecked Jersey shore town said Monday that England's Prince Harry will visit next week before heading to a news conference nearby.
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  • breezy point
  • New York City officials say the city should take a roster of steps to handle natural disasters better after Superstorm Sandy. Suggestions include buying more police boats, developing a system to track patients after hospital evacuations and lining up more generators, boilers and electrical repair gear.
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  • hurricane sandy crane accident
  • Work is expected to begin next week to replace the boom of a crane that nearly snapped off during Superstorm Sandy and dangled precariously over a midtown Manhattan block near Carnegie Hall.
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  • superstorm sandy gas gouging
  • Twenty-five gas stations have settled price-gouging claims made against them immediately after Superstorm Sandy hit New York, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Thursday.
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  • house recovered from ocean
  • Demolition work began Thursday on a house swept nearly intact into Barnegat Bay in Mantoloking during Hurricane Sandy.
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