Storm Sandy News

N.J. Gov. Christie Says Fed Flood Insurance Program Is a ‘Disgrace’

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday the National Flood Insurance Program’s handling of claims in New Jersey has been “a disgrace,” complaining that the program has been far too slow to resolve claims from Superstorm Sandy, with 70 percent …

A Living, Lurking Threat in Sandy-Hit Homes: Mold

Esther Tauscher stood outside her Staten Island, N.Y., home, leafing through boxes of family photos that had been steeped in storm water. She paused to point out life events — her honeymoon, holding her baby boy in a hospital bed. …

N.Y. Gov. Proposes to Spend Up to $400M to Buy Out Storm-Wrecked Homes

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to spend up to $400 million to buy and demolish homes wrecked by Superstorm Sandy and permanently preserve the land as undeveloped coastline.A Cuomo administration spokesman confirms the state would use a portion of …