Cuomo To Sandy Victims Along Coastline: "Move On"

From: NYC Mayor's Office

gothamist.com - by Christopher Robbins - January 24th, 2013

Using language couched in euphemisms, Governor Cuomo is urging residents whose homes sit along coastlines and were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy to sell their property and "move on." "At one point, you have to say maybe Mother Nature doesn't want you here," the governor told the editorial board of the Daily News."Maybe she's trying to tell you something."

Cuomo said that the state would buy up the land for a price that's "on the generous side" to prevent paying for future homes that will be destroyed by the storms that will inevitably keep hitting New York City. "We give you a check and you move on. We take the property."

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