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More Staten Island Residents Ask for Superstorm Sandy Buyouts

More Staten Island residents who suffered big losses during Superstorm Sandy have asked the state of New York to buy their damaged homes. The South Beach Civic Association tells the Staten Island Advance that 132 homeowners from the neighborhood have …

New York to Buy Homes in Staten Island Neighborhood Hit by Sandy

Residents of a flood-prone area battered by Superstorm Sandy are getting a financial lifeline, with New York state officials announcing a plan to buy all 129 homes in a New York City neighborhood sandwiched between a tidal marsh and the …

First Superstorm Sandy Home Buyout Set to Close in New York

Even when Superstorm Sandy killed their neighbors and flooded their house, Frank and Mary Lettieri vowed to stay in the Staten Island, New York, home where they raised five children. But with a popular home buyback program set to close …