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Bloomberg Announces Free Parade Tickets for Sandy Survivors
(Photo: Macys.com) Earlier this morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Macy’s announced 5,000 tickets for the city’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade will go to families who have been impacted by Hurricane...
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President Obama Receives Cheers in Staten Island
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One. (Photo: Getty) In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, President Barack Obama toured New Jersey, but, at the request of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, did...
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Mayor Bloomberg Says He’s No Canute the Great
(photo: sealevelrise.info) On his weekly radio show with John Gambling this morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg delved into history to argue massive coastline protection projects are futile, at least in...
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FCC to Look at Improving Cell Service After Future Disasters
(photo: itechbook.net) Senator Chuck Schumer is known for pushing populist issues that may have otherwise flown under the radar, and last weekend, he didn’t disappoint. In a letter to the Federal...
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Bill de Blasio: Bloomberg Is 'No Chris Christie'
(Photo: Getty) Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, a likely mayoral candidate in 2013, can now be counted as a firm critic of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s handling of Hurricane Sandy. “You remember the recent...
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Bloomberg Vaguely Threatens Landlords Who Don't Get the Lights Back On
(Photo: Getty) In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, properties throughout the city’s flooded neighborhoods saw critical infrastructure collapse along with everything else in the storm’s path. However,...
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Mayor Bloomberg Sarcastically 'Optimistic' About Federal Sandy Aid
(Photo: Getty) Earlier today, Mayor Michael Bloomberg formally petitioned the federal government for billions of dollars in financial assistance to help cover the costs incurred from the fatal winds...
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Attorney General to Track Sandy Relief Charities
(Photo: Getty) New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is keeping an eye on the assorted charities raising money for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. In a statement released today, Mr. Schneiderman...
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Pete King Urges Donors to Stop Giving to House GOP
(Photo: Getty) In the wake of the House of Representatives’ failed vote on Hurricane Sandy relief, Congressman Pete King has gone rogue. “These Republicans have no problem finding New York when they’re...
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Cuomo, Christie Slam House Republicans for Stalled Sandy Relief
Breezy Point, Queens after the storm, on October 30th. (Photo: Getty) Unsurprisingly, the governors of the two states most ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, New Yorker’s Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey’s Chris...
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Chris Christie Says Lack of Sandy Relief Shows 'Why the American People Hate...
(Photo: Getty) Governor Chris Christie is angry. In addition to a statement blasted out earlier today, New Jersey’s outspoken governor held a press conference this afternoon where he said Speaker John...
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Mayor Bloomberg Criticizes Pork in Sandy Relief Package
(Photo: Getty) Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who previously declined to slam House Speaker John Boehner over Congress’ stalled Hurricane Sandy aid, took his argument to the next level this morning and...
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Pete King Can’t Believe Rubio Has the ‘Balls’ to Fundraise in New York
(Photo: Getty) Congressman Pete King was not pleased with his fellow Republicans who opposed the federal Hurricane Sandy relief package. Accordingly, Mr. King told us he was shocked to learn that...
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Office of Emergency Management Not Exactly Worried About Sharknado Threat
The threat. (Photo: YouTube) The film Sharknado debuted last night, depicting a massive tornado-shark combination and all of the inevitable hazards that naturally come with it. The subsea saga left us...
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People Take Female Hurricanes Less Seriously Than Male Storms
#YesToAllHurricanes (NOAA/Getty Images) Misogyny strikes again. Female-named hurricanes (We’re looking at you, Sandy) kill more people than male hurricanes because they aren’t taken as seriously, a...
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How to Weather Hurricane Season
It’s that time of year again. Hurricane season. These tips will keep your electricity running.
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Afternoon Bulletin: Hurricane Joaquin Could Be Another Sandy and More
Gov. Cuomo said earlier today that the state is doing everything it can to prepare for the possibility.
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Stormy Weather Ahead: The Paris Agreement Is Only a First Step
The Paris climate change agreement is only a first step, a framework for future action that will be adequate to meet the climate challenge.
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Miami Herald reporter Martin Herzer wrote a survival guide to help reporters stay safe during hurricanes. Here's how it applies to Irma.
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Compelling images document the wreckage of Hurricane Irma on Florida.
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