Articles by Meghan Barr

Pilots: Brakes Were On, but Plane at La Guardia Didn’t Slow

The pilots of a Delta plane that skidded off a runway at LaGuardia Airport last week during a snowstorm have told investigators that automatic systems designed to slow down the plane were not working properly, investigators said Monday. The pilots …

NYC to Spend $250M to Make Dangerous Streets Safer

Some of New York City’s most dangerous streets are about to get safer as part of a $250 million project that will target roadways in the outer boroughs where dozens of pedestrians have been killed or injured in recent years. …

NYC Mayor Pledges to Reform Maligned Sandy Rebuilding Program

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a sweeping report on April 17 that examined New York City’s recovery progress from Superstorm Sandy and promised to reform a much-maligned program that was supposed to rebuild wrecked homes. Speaking to …

NYC Sandy Victims Frustrated at Delays in City’s Home Rebuilding Program

A year and a half after Superstorm Sandy decimated New York City’s coastline, a city-run program that was supposed to rebuild wrecked homes has only begun construction on three houses, and officials say they will need another $1 billion from …

Sandy Survivors Recall Challenges of Past Year

The trauma inflicted by Superstorm Sandy’s fierce floodwaters was etched on the faces of many homeowners Tuesday, a year after the storm made landfall, as they recalled the challenges they have faced during the past year. Rebuilding efforts continued throughout …

After Sandy, Only a Lucky Few Getting Buyouts

The forces of nature had been threatening the Oakwood Beach neighborhood in Staten Island, New York City, for years, flooding the streets every time it rained, sending crabs skittering into bungalows and swamping basements so regularly that it was just …