JA & Israel Scouts Send Aid to Hurricane Sandy Victims
The Jewish Agency for Israel and Israel Scouts on Wednesday sent 15 young scouts to assist victims of Hurricane Sandy in hard hit areas. Most of the group are Russian speakers who will address members of the Russian-speaking community. The Jewish Agency officials have experience with dealing with persons from the former Soviet Union.
According to the Jewish Agency, close to 800,000 Russian Jews live in the United States today, with a quarter of them found in the East Coast area. Many of the ...
FEMA May Seek Flood Insurance Bailout After Sandy
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will probably need to request a congressional bailout of its flood insurance operations, as claims from superstorm Sandy could be as much as four times greater than the program's capacity, a top FEMA official said on Wednesday.
The National Flood Insurance Program, a FEMA subsidiary, has $2.9 billion in borrowing capacity but expects Sandy-related losses of $6 billion to $12 billion, Edward Connor, FEMA's deputy associate administrator for federal ...
Cuomo Seeks $30B In Superstorm Federal Aid
An administration official says Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to request at least $30 billion in federal disaster aid to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy.
The official wasn’t authorized to speak publicly because the details haven’t been finalized. The official confirms that the administration will use the money to cover costs to repair bridges, tunnels subways and commuter rail lines. It will also help rebuild homes and apartments, reimburse local governments for emergency services and make ...
As Post-Sandy Power Outages Dwindle, LIPA Rage Linger
The number of households and businesses still without power in the Eastern United States nearly two weeks after Superstorm Sandy hit fell below 300,000 on Saturday, with nearly half of those on New York's Long Island, government data showed.
The Long Island Power Authority, or LIPA, which has come under growing criticism over its response to Sandy, still had 130,000 customers without power, half of those in Nassau County and over 30,000 on the Rockaway Peninsula, according to LIPA figures. ...
Obama to Visit Storm-Ravaged NY Next Week
President Barack Obama will travel to the New York area next week to view the recovery from Sandy and thank first responders, the White House announced Friday.
The president is set to make the trip on Thursday.
Obama visited the Jersey Shore last week after Sandy pummeled the tri-state, telling storm victims: "We are here for you and we will not forget. We will follow up to make sure you get all the help you need to rebuild."
At the time, Mayor Bloomberg said he told Obama's chief of ...
Chaverim Launches 'Gas Gemach' To Help Community With Growing Gas Crisis
Chaverim is performing a chesed to the community by providing gas to those who need, as follows:
1) Call Chaverim at 718-431-8181 and ask about their gas program (or in Flatbush, call Mr. Hammer at 347-693-9242).
2) You will be told where you can pick up a 5 gallon gas container filled with gas. There are pick up places in Flatbush and in Boro Park.
3) You put down a $100 deposit and get a 5 gallon gas container filled with gas, which should allow you to drive somewhere (like NJ) to ...
Goldfeder Slams Bloomberg Over His 'Inaction And Neglect' Of Far Rockaway & Southern Queens
Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder, Congressman Gregory Meeks and Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr. joined with community members today at the St. Francis De Sales Church in Belle Harbor to demand action for their hard hit Queens communities. They were joined by State Senator Malcolm Smith, Delores Orr, Chair of Community Board 14, Jon Gaska, District Manager of Community Board 14, Hank Iori, President of Belle Harbor Property Owner’s Association, Vivian Carter, Rockaway Resident and Historian, Steve ...
DA Hynes Investigates Scams & Larcenous Price Spikes Related to Hurricane Sandy
Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced today he would empanel a special Rackets Grand Jury, to investigate claims that certain businesses used Hurricane Sandy as an opportunity to commit illegally raise prices and to generate various scams.
"The sad truth about a tragedy is that while it brings out the very best in people, it can also bring out the worst,” said District Attorney Hynes. “To raise the price of a hotel, as people seek emergency shelter is just ...
Greenfield Thanks Bloomberg for Listening to his Call for Gas Rationing to Ease Crisis
Councilman David G. Greenfield is thanking Mayor Michael Bloomberg for finally instituting a gas rationing plan to help alleviate the ongoing gas crisis, something he called for nearly a week ago. Yesterday, Greenfield publicly took the Mayor and Governor to task for not doing enough to solve the gas crisis. Today, Mayor Bloomberg announced that gas rationing will go into effect at 6am tomorrow, Friday, November 9, 2012.
“I am glad that the mayor has recognized the severity of this gas ...
Gas Rationing to Begin in NYC, Long Island
New York City and Long Island will begin rationing gas to relieve frustration and long lines at the pump as the region continues to recover from damage to fuel distribution caused by Sandy last week.
Mayor Bloomberg, along with Nassau and Suffolk counties, announced the emergency program would begin Friday morning. Drivers with license plates ending in an even number can purchase fuel only on even-numbered days and drivers with plates ending in an odd number can buy on odd-numbered days. ...
New York’s Gas Distribution Network Blamed for Ongoing Fuel Crisis
As New York continues to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, further complicated by a record-breaking November 7 snowstorm, a key concern for many locals as life begins to return to normal is the pursuit of fuel for their personal vehicles. Yet, as gas becomes more readily available in much of New Jersey and upstate New York, the shortage in the five boroughs and Long Island still persists. That relief from the shortage is not being felt equally by all parts of the Tri-State area has ...
Cuomo: NY Superstorm Damage Could Total $33B
Damage in New York state from Superstorm Sandy could total $33 billion when all is said and done, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday as the state began cleaning up from a nor'easter that dumped snow, brought down power lines and left hundreds of thousands of new customers in darkness.
A damage forecasting firm had previously estimated that Sandy might have caused $30 billion to $50 billion in economic losses from the Carolinas to Maine, including property damage, lost business and extra living ...
Sandy Might Send More Than 250,000 Cars To Scrap Heap
Superstorm Sandy may consign as many as a quarter of a million new and used cars and trucks to the scrap heap, a loss that could eventually lead to a spike in new auto sales, automakers and dealers said.
So far, automakers have reported that some 16,000 brand new vehicles will have to be scrapped due to the killer storm that flooded coastal areas in New Jersey and New York. Many of them were stored at the port of Newark when Sandy hit.
That figure may grow once the two biggest automakers ...
NY: Cuomo Fires Emergency Management Chief in Sandy Flap
A state official says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo fired his emergency management director for diverting crews to remove a tree from his driveway during Superstorm Sandy.
The official says Director of Emergency Management Steven Kuhr was let go after the governor was told Kuhr called a Suffolk County crew to remove a felled tree from his driveway on Long Island.
Kuhr was working in Albany at the time last week, shortly after Sandy hit.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity ...
Greenfield Demands Immediate Action to End Gas Crisis
Councilman David G. Greenfield is calling on the state and federal government to take immediate action under the state of emergency declared in response to Hurricane Sandy to end the ongoing gas crisis in New York City that continues to cripple the economy and force residents to endure unacceptably long wait times at gas stations. Councilman Greenfield is also demanding answers from the federal Department of Energy, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ...
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