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    IS THIS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE? 2012 East Coast Franken Super Storm Sandy AFTERMATH

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    Post  Carol Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:31 am

    A new storm that threatens to complicate Sandy cleanup efforts this week now looks like it will be weaker than expected, but officials in New York and New Jersey are still taking precautions ahead of the windy, wintry mess. New York City, Long Island and Westchester County are under a high wind warning from 2 p.m. Wednesday until 4 a.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service said.

    Mayor Bloomberg said police officers would be making announcements over public address systems in coastal areas, warning residents of the possibility of flooding, and urging them to evacuate. He also said parks, beaches and playgrounds would be closed at noon Wednesday.

    Hundreds of nursing home residents in the storm-battered Rockaways are also being evacuated ahead of a storm expected to bring more bad weather to the region.

    More than 620 people live in the three nursing homes and an adult care center. None of those nursing homes had been evacuated for Sandy.

    Health officials say the homes are already running on emergency generators. They are worried about first responders in the neighborhood being stretched too thin.

    Some 91,000 homes and businesses are still without power in New York City.

    With the temperatures dropping into the 30s overnight, people in dark, unheated homes were urged to go to overnight shelters or daytime warming centers.

    read more at link...

    Live Video: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Athena-Winter-Storm-Noreaster-Sandy-New-York-New-Jersey-Forecast-Snow-Flooding-177643711.html
    Track Storm: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/weather/maps/122192904.html#top
    Nor'easter Named Athena Approaches Tri-State, First Winter Storm to Get Name
    Athena is the first winter storm to get a name. The Weather Channel said Wednesday that it named the nor'easter because the storm's effects -- up to 6 inches of snow combined with winds gusting over as high as 65 mph -- will blast a region still just recovering from Sandy.


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    Post  Carol Thu Nov 08, 2012 7:57 am

    IS THIS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE?  2012 East Coast Franken Super Storm Sandy AFTERMATH - Page 5 Superstorm_Noreaster.sff_NYSW103_20121107145707
    http://apnews.myway.com/article/20121108/DA2DPSJO1.html
    Sandy-torn northeast deals with more wind, snow
    NEW YORK (AP) - The nor'easter that interrupted recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy is pulling away from New York and New Jersey, and is making its way into New England. In its wake is a blanket of thick, wet snow that snapped storm-weakened trees and downed power lines from Brooklyn to storm-battered sections of the Jersey shore and Connecticut. Households that waited for days without power because of Sandy were plunged back into darkness in temperatures near freezing. However, roads in New Jersey are clear for the morning commute, and rail lines into New York City are running smoothly so far.The nor'easter, as promised, brought gusting winds, rain, snow and the threat of flooding. It menaced travelers with icy roads, snarled the Long Island Rail Road and knocked out power to people who had only recently gotten it back after Superstorm Sandy. But for the weary, relief is on the way. Joey Picca, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, says the unwelcome snow and high winds are slowly moving out of the New York City area. Commuters, though, may have to brave some lingering snowfall Thursday morning. Under ordinary circumstances, a storm of this sort wouldn't be a big deal. But large swaths of the landscape were still an open wound, with the electrical system highly fragile and many of Sandy's victims still mucking out their homes and cars and shivering in the deepening cold. As the storm picked up in intensity Wednesday evening, lights started flickering off again. Mark L. Fendrick, of Staten Island, shared his frustration with others on Twitter Wednesday night, saying, "My son had just got his power back 2 days ago now along comes this nor'easter and it's out again." In New York and New Jersey, rain and 60 mph wind gusts Wednesday evening and overnight carried the potential to swamp homes again, topple trees wrenched loose by Sandy, and erase some of the hard-won progress made in restoring power to millions of customers."I am waiting for the locusts and pestilence next," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said. "We may take a setback in the next 24 hours.
    IS THIS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE?  2012 East Coast Franken Super Storm Sandy AFTERMATH - Page 5 Superstorm_Noreaster.sff_NY119_20121108000026


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    Post  Carol Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:22 pm

    OCEANPORT — As he lights up a Marlboro and takes a slow drag before exhaling, Brian Sotelo is a man who has finally reached his breaking point. Anger drips from every word as he peers out at the tops of the white tents rising over the trees in the distance. The depth of despair in his eyes is difficult to fathom.

    And he makes it clear he’s was not going down without a fight.

    QUOTE: Bitter cold inside a disaster shelter...."We got f--ked!"
    We stood and talked in the cool morning air a short distance up the road after security at the front gate threatened to have our cars removed outside the entrance to what Sotelo’s identification tag calls “Camp Freedom,” even though it more closely resembles a prison camp.

    “Sitting there last night you could see your breath,” said Sotelo. “At (Pine Belt) the Red Cross made an announcement that they were sending us to permanent structures up here that had just been redone, that had washing machines and hot showers and steady electric, and they sent us to tent city. We got (expletive). (Xxxxxx)

    “The elections are over and here we are. There were Blackhawk helicopters flying over all day and night. They have heavy equipment moving past the tents all night.”

    No media is allowed inside the fenced complex...

    As Sotelo tells it, when it became clear that the residents were less than enamored with their new accommodations Wednesday night and were letting the outside world know about it, officials tried to stop them from taking pictures, turned off the WiFi and said they couldn’t charge their smart phones because there wasn’t enough power.

    “My 6-year-old daughter Angie was a premie and has a problem regulating her body temperature,” Sotelo noted. “Until 11 (Wednesday) night they had no medical personnel at all here, not even a nurse. After everyone started complaining and they found out we were contacting the press, they brought people in. Every time we plugged in an iPhone or something, the cops would come and unplug them. Yet when they moved us in they laid out cable on the table and the electricians told us they were setting up charging stations. But suddenly there wasn’t enough power.”

    All of this is merely the last straw for a 46-year-old on disability, with two rods and 22 staples in his back.

    “The staff at the micro-city are providing for the needs of all the evacuees,” said Nicole Brossoie, spokeswoman for the Department of Human Services. “Each day there is transportation to the pharmacy for prescription medications, if needed. There are ADA (handicapped-accessible) toilets and showers on site.


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    Post  Carol Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:32 pm

    Hardly any news in MSM - yet here is what is happening from the local area. Links at http://www.app.com/ - far right lower column.

    After Sandy

    Photo Galleries: Sandy's demolishing path through the Jersey Shore
    Communities throughout Ocean and Monmouth counties face destruction and devastation in the wake of Sandy.
    Fannie, Freddie expand aid to storm-hit homeowners
    Gas rationing begins in NY as power outages abate
    More than 265K without electricity in NJ
    Red Bulls pledge half of gate revenue for Sandy
    Storm-related jobless benefits extended
    Christie: Only 'villain' in disaster is Sandy
    Four MVC agencies closed Friday
    Cuomo: NY superstorm damage could total $33B
    Flight cancellations still piling up in New York
    Traffic updates: Downed trees, wires close roads
    Brick Baseball League feeds hurricane victims
    Re-entry plan frustrates residents
    TV's Ty Pennington visits Toms River
    Local businesses have helped customers through Sandy's aftermath
    Motorist trapped between downed power lines in Lakewood
    Airlines cancel flights because of nor'easter; travelers should check ahead
    FEMA: You have 60 days to register
    Flights cancelled in US Northeast for new storm
    Holland Tunnel is open to all traffic
    Point Beach approves $915G for storm costs
    Where to get medical help following Sandy
    French chef cooks for those in need of warmth and food
    NJ Transit, Seastreak offer ferry service
    Forecaster: Nor'easter will start as rain, could turn to snow
    Fear of looting grips NYC as new storm threatens
    Belmar rebuilds dunes to prepare for nor'easter
    Broadway takes a big hit from Superstorm Sandy
    Fort Drum troops sent to NJ with 50 fuel tankers
    Letters: Use Fort Monmouth to shelter storm victims
    Rutgers researchers analyze ocean data from storm
    Pernetti, Rutgers out to show Jersey's strength
    Jayson Hernandez, ex-St. Rose star, rounds up fellow baseball standouts for Sandy relief
    PATH to resume service to midtown today
    Utility workers face tasks monumental and mundane
    Helpers wanted: Relief efforts need volunteers
    DEP warns anglers, boaters to avoid upper Barnegat Bay
    Bipartisan letter seeks support for storm victims
    Governor Christie: Call from The Boss made me weep
    Belmar house fire caused by power restoration


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    Post  Carol Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:29 pm

    IS THIS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE?  2012 East Coast Franken Super Storm Sandy AFTERMATH - Page 5 Lido-beach
    Long Island Residents Dealing With Sandy-Related Garbage Nightmare
    http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/16/long-island-residents-dealing-with-garbage-problems-after-sandy/
    Thousands Of Cubic Yards Of Trash, Raw Sewage Making Life Miserable
    LIDO BEACH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Plagued by filth, health concerns are mounting on Long Island’s South Shore. Streets in one local community are still buried in more than two weeks of trash build-up and another is pumping out rivers of raw sewage. A large trash pile the locals in Lido Beach have dubbed “Mount Sandy” sits near the ocean front. It’s a mountain of ruined possessions — 100,000 cubic yards and growing. But as massive as it is, some folks said their own piles haven’t been picked up in 17 days.

    “You’ve got mold, you’ve got animals, you’ve lots of nails,” resident Sheri Davis-Siegel told CBS 2′s Carolyn Gusoff on Friday.

    “It’s terrible — how can we proceed to recover and start to put things back together?” asked Long Beach resident Charles Montross.

    Long Beach officials said crews are working around the clock, but some streets are so narrow and were buried in so much sand they need special equipment.

    read more at link...


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    Post  Carol Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:38 am

    'I have three kids and we have no power, no heat, for 13 days now'...
    VIDEOS at link: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/aid_pours_into_nj_as_many_resi.html
    While some waited for light and heat and others sifted through debris, what became abundantly clear over the weekend was that aide was continuing to pour into the state. From all corners of America, by car, by bus and by rail, volunteers extended hands and hearts, offering food, supplies or just hard work. Sometimes the impetus to assist was as simple as the text exchanged between two Louisiana women:

    "We’ve got to help these people."

    That was the message Kim Bergeron received from her friend, Donna O’Daniels, nine days ago.

    "We got the idea about midnight last Thursday," said Bergeron, director of cultural and public affairs for Slidell, La., a city of about 30,000, some 34 miles northeast of New Orleans. She jumped at the chance and the next day she and Bergeron got to work...


    Sandy a super test for Bloomberg, Christie, Cuomo
    http://apnews.myway.com/article/20121118/DA2KKDJ03.html
    NEW YORK (AP) - For New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, leadership often came with an empathetic hug. For New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, it came with an angry tirade at utilities slow to restore power. For New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, it came with cool, businesslike assurance.
    Experts in leadership and disaster response interviewed by The Associated Press gave all three chief executives high marks for their performance so far in Superstorm Sandy, a disaster that left more than 100 people dead and presented perhaps the biggest crisis-management test yet for three Northeastern politicians who have all been rumored to hold presidential ambitions....


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    Post  Carol Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:57 am

    HUMAN SEWAGE POURING into NY HARBOUR
    The operator of the fifth largest sewage treatment plant in the nation says it can make no promise as to when the plant will stop polluting the New York harbor. A 12-foot surge of water swamped the Newark plant that serves some 3 million people when Sandy struck on Oct. 29 and repairs are not incomplete. Mike DiFrancisci, executive director of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, would only say "ASAP" when asked when repairs to the sprawling facility could be made.

    VIDEO: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/16/15216026-human-waste-still-pouring-into-ny-harbor-after-sandy?lite#__utma=238145375.2085658525.1353245463.1353279168.1353329533.4&__utmb=238145375.6.10.1353329533&__utmc=238145375&__utmx=-&__utmz=238145375.1353245463.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)%7Cutmccn=(direct)%7Cutmcmd=(none)&__utmv=238145375.%7C8=Earned%20By=msnbc%7Ccover=1%5E12=Landing%20Content=Mixed=1%5E13=Landing%20Hostname=www.nbcnews.com=1%5E30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Earned%20to%20Mixed=1&__utmk=35688035


    Trash Collections Reduced In NYC To Ensure Around-The-Clock Cleanup In Hard-Hit Areas
    http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/06/trash-collections-reduced-in-nyc-to-ensure-around-the-clock-cleanup-in-hard-hit-areas/

    IS THIS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE?  2012 East Coast Franken Super Storm Sandy AFTERMATH - Page 5 Bilde?Site=B3&Date=20121109&Category=NJNEWS&ArtNo=311090027&Ref=AR&MaxW=640&Border=0&Bitter-cold-inside-disaster-shelter
    Bitter cold inside a disaster shelter
    http://www.app.com/viewart/20121109/NJNEWS/311090027/Oceanport-sandy-shelter
    Sandy power outages and restoration updates
    http://www.app.com/viewart/20121031/NJNEWS/310310045/Sandy-power-outages-and-restoration-updates?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|NJNEWS
    11 days after Sandy, Downtown Jersey City residents 'increasingly frustrated' with PSE&G
    http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/11/11_days_after_sandy_downtown_j.html
    DAY 9
    Power outages continue to plague N.J. in wake of Sandy, nor'easter
    http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/11/power_outages_continue_to_plag.html
    N.Y.C. Imposes Emergency Gas Rationing
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/08/gas-rationing-new-york-bl_n_2094696.html
    IS THIS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE?  2012 East Coast Franken Super Storm Sandy AFTERMATH - Page 5 11838263-large
    Defending price-gouging in Sandy's wake: Opinion
    http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2012/11/defending_price-gouging_in_san.html#incart_river
    DAY 8
    Record snow adds to woes in Sandy-struck region..
    http://apnews.myway.com/article/20121108/DA2DPSJO1.html.
    FEMA office on Staten Island closed 'due to weather'...
    http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/it_bad_sign_for_staten_GDyn7duXSlTbTxAkrjIHBM
    Despair deepens...
    http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/staten_island/it_bad_sign_for_staten_GDyn7duXSlTbTxAkrjIHBM
    http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/survivors_say_it_ain_snow_K1C7TRHfC1F7xz1RexChgO
    TAX HIT THREATENS VICTIMS...
    http://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-possible-tax-hit-for-sandys-victims-2012-11-07
    Looting Reaches Epidemic Levels...
    http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/07/homeowners-issue-warnings-to-looters-following-superstorm-sandy/
    Gas Crisis Could Last Weeks...
    http://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/Hurricane-Sandy-Floods-Gas-Refineries-NJ-Tri-State-Petroleum-Distribution-Linden-Phillips-66-177795021.html



    BREAKING- Katrina2. No Food. No Water. FEMA Efficiently Going
    NEW VIDEO:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WwcJMstpgTU[/b]

    http://weeklystandard.com/blogs/video-sandy-victims-beg-help_660345.html
    While victims of Hurricane Sandy are begging for more help from the federal government,
    President Obama is playing politics on the campaign trail.

    Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83321.html#ixzz2BS3k94Li
    Rudy Giuliani: FEMA as bad as in Katrina
    Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani slammed FEMA and President Barack Obama on Monday over the response to super storm Sandy-inflicted damages, saying the emergency agency is failing as badly to as it did during Katrina. “It’s quite obvious they didn’t pre-plan for water, they didn’t pre-plan for the generators, they didn’t pre-plan for the gasoline,” he said. “The response since the time the president got all this praise and credit and press ops has been abysmal,” Giuliani said on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom.” “FEMA is as much a failure now as at the time of Katrina.” “The president getting all this credit so early, maybe the first day or two he was paying attention, but the minute he got his credit, the minute he got his pat on his back, we had the same situation as we had in Benghazi,” Giuliani said. “He loses focus. He goes back to being campaigner-in-chief rather than commander-in-chief.”

    Barack Obama, Commander in Chief … of FEMA
    http://weeklystandard.com/blogs/barack-obama-commander-chief-fema_659912.html

    IS THIS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE?  2012 East Coast Franken Super Storm Sandy AFTERMATH - Page 5 Article-2227307-15D0471A000005DC-825_634x413
    http://weather.aol.com/2012/11/05/noreaster-threat-looms-over-east-coast/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cnetscape%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D230441

    DAY 7
    NY, NJ Brace for Nor'easter Barely a Week After Sandy


    DAY 6
    Elections

    Nor'easter Threat Looms Over East Coast
    Coastal flooding, 55 mph winds could hit the battered region
    1.3 Million Still Without Power As Nor'easter Approaches
    Inland N.J. Town Reeling From Flooding
    Sandy Blows Migrating Birds Off-Track

    http://www.reuters.com
    DAY 5
    Housing crisis looms as storm victims battle cold
    Sandy's winds of uncertainty blow through presidential race
    New Orleans linemen square Katrina debt with Sandy aid
    In Rockaways, battered residents dig out and wait
    New York area rail commuters face long haul come Monday
    Red Cross regrets not responding to storm victims sooner


    On Drudge www.drudgereport.com
    DAY 4
    Obama Ignores Question About Storm Victims' Frustrations...
    Fear of the Dark...
    Con Edison Distributing Dry Ice...
    FEMA Out Of Water, No Delivery Until Monday...
    FREE FUEL FOR EVERYONE!
    2-mile line on Staten Island...
    CONFUSION: Gov't tells public to stay away until first responders fuel up...
    Residents arm up: Bats, machetes, shotguns...
    'It's Like The Wild West'..
    'Anarchy in Queens'...
    ODD-EVEN: NJ counties enact Carter-style gas rationing...
    DICK MORRIS: Obama Hit By Storm Backlash...
    NY hints at extending Election Day -- as much as 20 days!.


    DAY 3
    Gas Shortages May Not End for Another Week...
    Mile-long lines, price hits $6...
    Fistfights, Guns Drawn...
    A St. Albans, Queens man was arrested after he allegedly pointed a gun at another motorist who complained when he cut the line.
    Some Siphoning From Cars!
    'I'm pretty pissed'...
    Two massive generators power NY media, not masses...
    NYC Official: Red Cross 'Absolute Disgrace'...
    Looters Dress Like Con Edison Workers to Gain Access to Houses...
    Staten Islanders Plead for Help: 'We Need Food'...
    'Please don't leave us'...

    http://ThePeteSantilliShow.com Katrina #2? No Food. No Water. But FEMA is efficiently going door to door condemning houses. A caller from New Jersey describes a desparate situation on the ground in the northeast in the wak of Hurricane Sandy.



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    Post  Carol Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:59 am

    NJ Governor estimates Sandy will cost state at least $29.4 billion
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/24/us-storm-sandy-costestimate-idUSBRE8AN01920121124


    After Sandy damage, insurance adjusters may bring more bad news
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/23/us-storm-sandy-insuranceclaims-idUSBRE8AL04S20121123
    (Reuters) - After another day of pumping out their swampy, moldy houses, neighbors in Breezy Point in New York City huddled at the quaint generator-powered firehouse Wednesday night, stamping their feet to stay warm. Neighbors picked at food from tin cans and sipped soups from Styrofoam cups as they lamented the growing holes in a safety net they thought they had: homeowner's insurance. "They're covering five shingles and a piece of gutter, and that's it," says Kathleen Valentine, a fire alarm dispatcher who spent the night of Superstorm Sandy working while her house filled with water and dead fish. Her insurance agent from Narragansett Bay Insurance Company said her policy would pay only for wind damage. She is still waiting for someone from the federal flood insurance program to show up.


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    Post  Carol Sun Nov 25, 2012 1:45 pm

    IS THIS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE?  2012 East Coast Franken Super Storm Sandy AFTERMATH - Page 5 Sandy-health
    Medical Officials: Sandy Victims Suffering From Wide Variety Of Physical Ailments
    http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/21/medical-officials-sandy-victims-suffering-from-wide-variety-of-physical-ailments/
    LIDO BEACH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Superstorm Sandy brought mental anguish to millions. But she also left behind a surge of victims suffering from physical injuries — rashes, asthma, and even lung infections, linked to those living on the devastated South Shore — from the Rockaways to Babylon. Lead paint, gasoline, and oil permeated streets, mixing with tons of debris and dust. Raw sewage spilled into several neighborhoods when Sandy’s surge overflowed and shut down Bay Park’s treatment plant. Doctors said red rashes and pneumonia, also seen in the aftermaths of Katrina and 9/11, must be monitored. Doctors in the crisis centers reported an uptick in treating patients for carbon monoxide poisoning, infections from stepping on rusty nails, and burns from candles and boiled water — during Sandy’s aftermath.


    IS THIS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE?  2012 East Coast Franken Super Storm Sandy AFTERMATH - Page 5 A8e8onaceaeyizg-large
    Some Storm-Ravaged S.I. Residents Say Rebuilding Not Worth Cost, Risk
    Hundreds of Homes Set To Be Demolished In Areas Hit Hard By Superstorm

    http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/11/19/hundreds-of-homes-set-to-be-demolished-in-areas-hit-hard-by-sandy-in-nyc/
    NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The city said it is preparing to demolish at least 200 homes across Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn that were severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The homes are expected to be bulldozed in the coming days. Inspectors said all the damage has left the homes with safety hazards. The condemned homes have been marked with a red sticker, but Mayor Bloomberg said that does not mean they will all be razed. “The number of houses out of even the 800 or 900 that got red stickers, we think it’s a lot less than half of that, could be only 200 or 300,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters on Monday, including WCBS 880′s Peter Haskell.


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    IS THIS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE?  2012 East Coast Franken Super Storm Sandy AFTERMATH - Page 5 Empty Re: IS THIS THE OCTOBER SURPRISE? 2012 East Coast Franken Super Storm Sandy AFTERMATH

    Post  Carol Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:24 am

    Bloomberg Vaguely Threatens Landlords Who Don’t Get the Lights Back On
    http://politicker.com/2012/11/bloomberg-vaguely-threatens-landlords-who-dont-get-the-lights-back-on/
    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, four weeks after the storm Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn’t interested in hearing any more excuses from landlords who haven’t restored heat and electricity. At a press conference this afternoon, he announced these landlords will face “enforcement proceedings” should these critical services remain absent from their properties.


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