Hurricane Sandy To Cost NYC $19 Billion, NYS $42 Billion

By on November 27, 2012  Featured story, News
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo (Image source: Wikipedia Commons).

At a press conference yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo placed the monetary value of Hurricane Sandy’s damage to New York State at $32 billion. That figure does not include an additional request of over $9 billion in federal funds for future mitigation and prevention efforts, as reported by Michael Gormley for the Associated Press.

“It’s common sense; it’s intelligent,” Cuomo said. “Why don’t you spend some money now to save money in the future? And that’s what prevention and mitigation is.” Continue reading »

President Obama Delivers Remarks From NJ, Promises Federal Resources To Get Lights On

By on October 31, 2012  News
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President Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spoke at a press conference in New Jersey earlier this afternoon.

One subject the president touched on in his remarks, which may be of particular interest to our readers in neighboring areas who are still without electricity, was his pledge of continued federal support for local governments and utilities in the region trying to restore electrical service.

Obama stated that the aid could even take the form of “military cargo planes” to “move people and assets” from as far away as California to aid the blacked-out residents of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.