superstorm

6 months after Sandy, thousands homeless in NY, NJ

MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) — The 9-year-old girl who got New Jersey’s tough-guy governor to shed a tear as he comforted her after her home was destroyed is bummed because she now lives far from her best friend and has nowhere to hang her One Direction posters. This is a must read.. we stopped attention too … Read more6 months after Sandy, thousands homeless in NY, NJ

CBS NEWSYORK: While most of Manhattan had its power restored about four days after Superstorm Sandy, persistent problems in some places continue to make life miserable more than two weeks later for hundreds of elderly and ill residents who have been forced to live in cold, dark high-rises. As CBS 2’s Amy Dardashtian reported, those residents were demanding answers Tuesday night. At Knickerbocker Village — a housing complex bounded by Monroe Street, Market Street, Catherine Street and Cherry Street on the Lower East Side – a hallway stunk of rotten eggs Tuesday night.

CBS NEWSYORK: While most of Manhattan had its power restored about four days after Superstorm Sandy, persistent problems in some places continue to make life miserable more than two weeks later for hundreds of elderly and ill residents who have been forced to live in cold, dark high-rises. As CBS 2’s Amy Dardashtian reported, those … Read moreCBS NEWSYORK: While most of Manhattan had its power restored about four days after Superstorm Sandy, persistent problems in some places continue to make life miserable more than two weeks later for hundreds of elderly and ill residents who have been forced to live in cold, dark high-rises. As CBS 2’s Amy Dardashtian reported, those residents were demanding answers Tuesday night. At Knickerbocker Village — a housing complex bounded by Monroe Street, Market Street, Catherine Street and Cherry Street on the Lower East Side – a hallway stunk of rotten eggs Tuesday night.

The RED CROSS is doing some damage control.. but calling their response to SUPERSTORM SANDY ‘flawless’ is an incredibly huge leap

Nothing is flawless. And certainly the response had mistakes. Did they do an impressive job given the circumstances? I suppose so. But it would depend on your ask, wouldn’t it.. The RED CROSS is doing some damage control.. but calling their response to SUPERSTORM SANDY ‘flawless’ is an incredibly huge leap

Halloween, Sandy..and countless tales of varied human emotions.

Still trying to get my head the superstorm and how much it has changed lives along the East Coast. There is suddenly a ton of nostalgia for the Jersey shore, as Governor Chris Christie says that the coastline is forever changed. Looking at images of fire and flooding, you cannot doubt that. Even more, Queens … Read moreHalloween, Sandy..and countless tales of varied human emotions.

My mind boggled by the images I am seeing

It’s Halloween Eve. But real horror has displaced the fictitious. There is more horror than this blanketing airwaves and net streams.. The aftermath of Sandy is unbelievable .. The destruction caused is unfathomable.. Stay tuned, I will have many more thoughts on this. I have been without power due to the storm as well, and … Read moreMy mind boggled by the images I am seeing

New York TIMES: California faces the risk not just of devastating earthquakes but also of a catastrophic storm that could tear at the coasts, inundate the Central Valley and cause four to five times as much economic damage as a large quake, scientists and emergency planners warn

New York TIMES: California faces the risk not just of devastating earthquakes but also of a catastrophic storm that could tear at the coasts, inundate the Central Valley and cause four to five times as much economic damage as a large quake, scientists and emergency planners warn