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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Christie administration withheld millions of dollars in Superstorm Sandy recovery grants from a New Jersey city because its mayor refused to sign off on a politically connected commercial development, the mayor said Saturday. Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer alleged that Gov. Chris Christie’s lieutenant governor and a top community development official […]

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ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie promoted the Jersey Shore’s summer tourism economy Tuesday while praising the federal government’s role in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, reprising their beach-buddy routine in a display of mutual assistance with potential political dividends. Despite a steady drizzle, the Democratic president […]

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Roland Martin talks with Yvette Clark, the U.S. Representative for New York’s 11th congressional district, about the state of New York after Hurricane Sandy.

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Scripture assures us it is a child that shall lead them. And now nine-year-old Samuel Love stands as a surefire testament to that. Equally moved by both the levels of devastation and the acts of benevolence brought on in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the third-grade Chicagoan is spending his time leading up to the […]

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Former Vice President Al Gore delivered words of praise and criticism during a speech on Thursday. While speaking at an event sponsored by the League of Conservation Voters and the Regional Plan Association, Gore applauded New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his work during Hurricane Sandy. However, the words of praise went abbreviated as […]

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FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — On a storm-battered stretch of Connecticut’s shoreline, landscaping crews use heavy equipment to repair damage from Superstorm Sandy, racking up overtime pay at a time of year when many are typically looking for part-time jobs to carry them through the winter. Just down the same road in Fairfield, business is more […]

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To prove the apartment complex he’s long resided in has truly gone to the dogs, Ramon Severino offered up a bag full of rats. Embroiled in an ongoing tenant dispute with his Riverside Community Management team of landlords over what he insists is an excessive and never-ending rodent problem, Severino was hauled into New York […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy "until the rebuilding is complete" after getting an up-close look at devastated neighborhoods rendered unlivable. Obama brought the spotlight to people still without heat or electricity and hugged many of those trying to rebuild […]

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In the spirit of charity, a marijuana drug dealer showed that it’s truly the thought that counts. A Brooklyn, N.Y. drug dealer told reporters that he felt compelled to invest two days’ worth of weed proceeds into helping victims of Hurricane Sandy in Rockaway, N.Y. Regardless of the criminal consequences that he might face, the […]

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's poorest residents had next to nothing going into the storm, and they came out of it with even less. In the shadow of multibillion-dollar casinos that now boast of having come through Superstorm Sandy just fine, urging gamblers to return with their wallets, many of the seaside gambling […]

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to request at least $30 billion in federal disaster aid to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy, which heavily damaged parts of New York City and Long Island, an administration official said Monday. The administration will use the money to cover repair and emergency costs, as well as infrastructure […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Even as the lights came on for many who lost power in New York and New Jersey during the superstorm and a later nor'easter, hundreds of residents protested Saturday outside a Long Island utility, frustrated by its slow response to outages. Power restoration has been slower there than in other areas […]