The governor wants Sandy victims along the coasts to sell their homes, get a check and no longer live where ‘Mother Nature doesn’t want you.’ He expects many families to stay because the rebuilding has already begun in many areas. KEIVOM/NEWS Gov. Andrew Cuomo thinks his plan for Sandy victims is a win, with those …
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Jan 21
Should worst-flooded areas be left after Sandy? By WAYNE PARRY
SEA BRIGHT, N.J. (AP) — Superstorm Sandy, one of the nation’s costliest natural disasters, is giving new urgency to an age-old debate about whether areas repeatedly damaged by storms should be rebuilt, or whether it might be cheaper in the long run to buy out vulnerable properties and let nature reclaim them. Men, who said …
Jan 11
Sandy Spurs Call to Buy Up Homes By ANJALI ATHAVALEY
Many shorefront communities are determined to rebuild after superstorm Sandy. But residents of Staten Island’s Oakwood Beach want to pick up and leave instead. Homeowners in a four-block portion there are pushing for a federal buyout of their homes. Out of 165 homes in the area, which dates to the 1920s, owners of 106 have …
Jan 07
White Flag Over Fox Beach BY DANA RUBINSTEIN
“People should not be living here,” said Joseph Monte. He was standing on the little piece of Staten Island he’s called home for 22 years, and arguing that it would be better if no one lived there at all. “Turn this into what it should have been and what it was a 100 years ago, …
Dec 06
Staten Island’s Hurricane Sandy Damage Sheds Light On Complicated Political Battle by Saki Knafo & Lila Shapiro
On the southern shore of Staten Island, the remains of a street called Kissam Avenue stretch across the marshland, a trail of ruins leading to the sea. When Pedro Correa first drove down the street six years ago with his wife, their young son and a real estate agent, he was amazed that a street so …