Oct 312012
 

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.

Oct 302012
 

The Belt Parkway and bike path along the shore flooded at the peak of the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: mdevs2/Instagram)

This story was originally published at 6:00am on October 30. Updates throughout the day are underlined. For information as of Wednesday, October 31, see our latest story by clicking here.

Obviously, we’re all impacted by the affects of Hurricane Sanday in Manhattan and throughout the region, which saw damaging storm surge, road and subway tunnel flooding, widespread power outages, wind damage (including a 75-story crane accident), and fires. I, for one, am patiently waiting for friends in Zone A to wake up and check in… and I’ll feel a lot better when they do.

Here is a rundown of the impact on our neighborhood: Continue reading »

Jul 132012
 

Filthy lucre (Image source: 401(K) 2012 via Flickr).

Could 250 grand stand in the way of an end to the ConEd lockout?

Last night the Wall Street Journal’s Jacob Gershman and Anjali Athavaley reported that Consolidated Edison has gifted $250,000 to The Committee To Save New York, a pro-Governor Andrew Cuomo lobbying group that’s come under recent scrutiny regarding a $2 million donation it received from gambling interests. Continue reading »