Hurricane Sandy News

Gov. Chris Christie and his family are starring in tv commercials kicking off a tourism campaign that puts emphasis on the rebirth of the Jersey Shore after Hurricane Sandy.

There are two opening nights tonight in Red Bank - one a milestone, and the other an artsy annual event.

Reclaim NYC kicked off their second charity event last night in the SoHo, opening their doors to a queued-up crowd eager to snatch up some of the exclusive designs featured in Reclaim's new Sandy Storm relief charity event, Reclaim x2: Design That's More Than the Sum of Its Parts .

Buyouts of properties in flood prone areas are expected to begin within a matter of weeks, beginning in Middlesex County and working south into the summer months as residents and their respective town officials make the difficult decision to abandon entire neighborhoods for good.

Students from Jan White's class at Lake Hills Elementary in Grand Haven raised $800 to help replace learning materials and instruments wrecked by the devastation of Hurricane Sandy at PS 15 in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Midnight, the Labrador retriever who made headlines for being quarantined when he was found after Hurricane Sandy hit New York, now faces a new problem concerning his future.

As needs have shifted so too has the conversation. Recovery remains underway in varying degrees following Hurricane Sandy's arrival on New Jersey's shores in late October.

Life for many New Yorkers affected by Hurricane Sandy has still not returned to normal, and that is apparent at one public housing development on Coney Island, where residents say they want their playground and community center back.

After Hurricane Sandy dealt a devastating blow to a Maryland community, locals are now fighting to keep that community alive.

Sources tell NY1 that the son of a construction union vice president became on Thursday the sixth suspect arrested in connection with the alleged stealing of iPads from a Queens school badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

On Thursday, officials said they tested a 30-foot-long inflatable plug at the South Ferry station in Manhattan that would be used to keep flood waters like those experienced during Hurricane Sandy out of tunnels.

Although New Jersey has the second-lowest suicide rate in the nation, a new hotline has received approximately 300 calls since it was launched May 1, according to Philly.com. New Jersey's suicide rate for people ages 35 to 64 increased 31 percent from 1999 to 2010, and as a result the New Jersey Department of Human Services spent $648,981 to create ... (more)

Morristown, NJ, May 16, 2013 - Local Hurricane Sandy relief efforts will be given a boost by the Akron, Ohio-based Hope Always Lives On Foundation as a tractor trailer of donated items - including furniture, supplies, food, clothing and household items - will be unloaded at the People's Pantry in Toms River by dozens of local volunteers, including ... (more)

Over the past month, a group of people who lost everything in Hurricane Sandy have been waging a battle with the city.

The mood has changed. A log from NJ Hope and Healing shows that people impacted by Hurricane Sandy have gone from feeling shocked, sad and tired with a loss of appetite to angry, hopeless and unable to make decisions.

An eight-episode series of 'This Old House' focuses on several local homes rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy.

Adoption of the county budget was once again postponed, as the county recently became aware of possible funding that could boost its ratable base, which was drastically cut due to Superstorm Sandy.

Good news for homeowners impacted by 2011's Tropical Storm Irene: Essex County will get grant money to cover the 25 percent non-federal share for up to 37 property buyouts.

Economic losses from disasters since 2000 are in the range of $2.5 trillion, a figure at least 50 percent higher than previous international estimates, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.

Prince Harry toured the Jersey shore towns of Seaside Heights and Mantoloking Tuesday getting a first hand look at some of the most devastated areas still recovering from Hurricane Sandy .