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Sun, 2012-11-11 06:46 — mdmcdonald
The Shelter working group will study and engage medium-term and long-term sheltering issues.

The mission of the Shelter working group is to study and engage medium-term and long-term sheltering issues affecting New Yorkers.

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FEMA has released its Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) information: reduce the risk from future flooding

Fri, 2013-02-08 12:10 — Amanda Cole

Dear Members/Partners:

As you may have heard, FEMA has released its Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) information to help communities plan for and reduce the risk from future flooding. FEMA Region II (covering NY, NJ, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) has initiated a coastal flood study to update Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) for parts of NY and NJ.  The websitewww.region2coastal.com, which hosts a wide array of information, will be updated as the Region II coastal flood study continues.

This information is crucial to those who need to rebuild after Sandy so they can build stronger and safer. It is important for property and business owners to work with their local officials to fully understand any requirements for using ABFEs and/or determining mandatory elevations in rebuilding.  On the Sandy ABFE page www.region2coastal.com/sandy/abfe, you can view interactive ABFE maps, watch video tutorials, and access guides and toolkits.  Here is a sample of some of the information available. 

The Hotel "Solution" Calamity for Hurricane Sandy Victims

Wed, 2013-02-06 11:47 — Amanda Cole
Articles submitted by Naomi Rothwell:
 

Post-Sandy Real Estate A Different World In The Rockaways

Wed, 2013-01-30 23:05 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Dennis Saleeby

CBS News- January 29, 2013

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Parts of the Rockaways were lined with oceanfront dream homes just months ago, but following Superstorm Sandy, they have been left falling apart.

“I looked at my husband and I remember saying, ‘I lost my business,’” said Lisa Jackson, a real estate agent with Rockaway Properties. “We lost so many homes.”

Jackson once showed shining houses on the sea. Now, she has no choice but to sell homes torn to pieces.

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First Overwhelmed by the Hurricane, Now Struggling to Fight Off the Cold

Wed, 2013-01-30 11:22 — LuLu2012

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Photo by Todd Heisler

nytimes.com - by Sarah Maslin Nir - January 23rd, 2013

Submitted by Nick Shufro

It was too cold for Daniel Choi to stay in his storm-gutted home in Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, so he left his two pet turtles, Michelangelo and Leonardo, behind to move in temporarily with friends. But on Wednesday, when he stopped by his home to feed them, he made an upsetting discovery. Plummeting temperatures in the still-heatless house had left the two turtles frozen under a sheet of ice.

Deadlines extended for FEMA registration and Transitional Sheltering Assistance program in New York

Tue, 2013-01-29 16:00 — LuLu2012

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Submitted By Naomi Rothwell via Peter Corless

City wasting Hurricane Sandy FEMA cash on roach-infested hotels and single room occupancies

Tue, 2013-01-29 11:12 — LuLu2012

Roach HotelPhoto by: Joe Marino/ New York Daily News

nydailynews.com - by Greg B. Smith - January 27th, 2013

 

Cast adrift by Hurricane Sandy, dozens of storm victims have been placed by the city in squalid SROs and fleabag hotels plagued by vermin, housing code violations and fire safety problems, a Daily News investigation has found.


NYC's First Pre-Fab Modular Micro Apartments

Mon, 2013-01-28 13:49 — admin

Designed for a single person or cozy couple, New York City’s first “micro-unit” building will have apartments as small as 250 square feet (23 square meters).

A city-owned property at 335 E. 27th St. will be converted into a multifamily building with 55 apartments ranging in size from 250 to 370 square feet with 40% of the units renting at below-market rates.

These units may make sense in light of the increasing number of one- and two-person households as compared to the number of households with three or more people. 

Will the rent be even less for those with claustrophobia?

NYC ‘Micro-Unit’ Apartments to Be Built With Modular Blocks

An artist's rendering shows the interior of a "Micro-Unit" apartment. Source: Mayor's Office via Bloomberg

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Bloomberg.com  By Oshrat Carmiel - Jan 22, 2013 4:08 PM ET

Recovery Remains Spotty 3 Months After Hurricane

Sat, 2013-01-26 07:00 — Maeryn Obley

A stretch of Front Street in the South Street Seaport area, a part of Lower Manhattan that continues to suffer from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. (Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times)

Image: A stretch of Front Street in the South Street Seaport area, a part of Lower Manhattan that continues to suffer from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. (Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times)

nytimes.com - January 21st, 2013

Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York and New Jersey nearly three months ago, and the grueling recovery effort continues with work being done to repair, rebuild and reopen shattered homes and businesses. But the process has been uneven, and there is ample evidence that many people are still struggling in the aftermath of one of the most vicious storms to hit the region. Following are snapshots of how some people and places are faring on the road back.

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Sandy victims shiver through Arctic blast with no heat

Fri, 2013-01-25 22:27 — Maeryn Obley

Video: David Lee Miller reports from Staten Island

Submitted by Samuel Bendett

news.yahoo.com - January 25th, 2013 - Perry Chiaramonte

The brutal cold snap affecting much of the country is taking a devastating toll on victims of superstorm Sandy, many of whom are camped out in tent cities or living in homes without power, heat or running water.

Those unable to get proper lodging have hunkered down in their homes without the basic necessities of heat, electricity, or running water.

“Many families in Union Beach are using space heaters to warm upstairs,” said Jeanette Van Houten, a resident from the small New Jersey town that was among the hardest-hit communities. “There’s people with no heat, no electric, but they are staying in the house because it’s better than having to deal with FEMA and having to leave hotels every two weeks.

Still no heat in parts of Rockaways after Sandy

Tue, 2013-01-22 11:40 — Amanda Cole

New York News

Monday, January 21, 2013

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