NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has reached a tentative settlement to pay back $5.3 million obtained through fraudulent claims to the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Superstorm Sandy. The New York Times says the city got relief funds ...
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Read More »New oversight hearings of flood insurance claims of homeowners impacted by Superstorm Sandy are being called for by U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer of New York, and Robert Menendez and Cory Booker of New Jersey. According to ...
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Read More »ALBANY — Almost a year after Superstorm Sandy struck the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced new rules Monday for responding to disasters that are meant to provide faster and better service for victims. The state has established an expedited claims ...
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Read More »NEW YORK — First they needed blankets and generators. But before long, many of Superstorm Sandy’s bedraggled survivors also needed a lawyer. Thousands of people with damaged homes and businesses have sought help with legal headaches ranging from fights with ...
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Read More »NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general says he’ll ask at least 50 charities to be more transparent about what they’re doing with hundreds of millions of dollars raised to help victims of Superstorm Sandy. In a report released Wednesday, ...
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Read More »NEW YORK — An official investigating New York’s response to Superstorm Sandy has blamed the gas shortage that crippled the region partly on poor communication among state, local and federal authorities. The Oct. 29 storm knocked out power to thousands ...
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Read More »ALBANY — State officials say they’ve identified 10 banks and mortgage service companies as the worst in paying out insurance claims to New York’s Superstorm Sandy victims. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the firms are holding back more than 1,100 checks ...
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Read More »WASHINGTON — Three months after Superstorm Sandy devastated coastal areas in much of the Northeast, the Senate moved Monday toward passing a $50.5 billion emergency package of relief and recovery aid after House Republicans stripped it of spending unrelated to ...
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Read More »ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the House of Representatives’ failure to vote on an aid package for damage from Superstorm Sandy is a disgrace, a dereliction of duty and an unprecedented failure. The Democrat said Wednesday he’s been told ...
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Read More »WASHINGTON — New York area-lawmakers in both parties erupted in anger late Tuesday night after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for victims of Superstorm ...
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Read More »NEW YORK — Thanksgiving travelers who have yet to rent a car in the Northeast are out of luck: Superstorm Sandy has created a shortage. The storm has damaged thousands of cars — including those owned by rental companies. The ...
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Read More »New York State Bar Association President Seymour W. James Jr. commended the state Court of Appeals for allowing out-of-state attorneys to volunteer their legal services to New Yorkers affected by Superstorm Sandy. The court authorized out-of-state attorneys, those who are ...
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