http://www.newsvine.com/superstormNewsvine - superstormen-usCopyright 2013Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:19:53 +0000Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:47 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17727491-feds-give-up-to-1-year-break-on-mortgage-paymentshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17727491-feds-give-up-to-1-year-break-on-mortgage-paymentsusmortgageus-newsextensionsuperstormsuperstorm-sandySat, 13 Apr 2013 04:18:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706335-correction-superstorm-hurricane-warnings-storyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706335-correction-superstorm-hurricane-warnings-storyusscienceassociated-pressnational-hurricane-centerwarningssuperstormhurricane-warningssuperstorm-sandyThu, 11 Apr 2013 16:20:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706182-nj-shore-towns-eye-new-ways-to-protect-beacheshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706182-nj-shore-towns-eye-new-ways-to-protect-beachesusbeachus-newsprotectionsuperstormbeach-protectionsuperstorm-sandymany-new-jerseyThu, 11 Apr 2013 16:05:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17601891-nycs-old-south-ferry-subway-station-reopenshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17601891-nycs-old-south-ferry-subway-station-reopensussubwaystationnew-york-cityus-newslower-manhattansubway-stationsuperstormsuperstorm-sandysouth-ferry-stationThu, 4 Apr 2013 17:31:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Morning commuters use the the old South Ferry subway station on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in New York. The historic, century old hub has re-opened after massive damage from Superstorm Sandy closed the station. South Ferry is the last stop on the No. 1 train. It's a critical link for commuters taking the Staten Island ferry. The closure has forced many to walk several blocks uptown to a catch a train.. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Morning commuters use the the old South Ferry subway station on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in New York. The historic, century old hub has re-opened after massive damage from Superstorm Sandy closed the station. South Ferry is the last stop on the No. 1 train. It's a critical link for commuters taking the Staten Island ferry. The closure has forced many to walk several blocks uptown to a catch a train.. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Morning commuters use the the old South Ferry subway station on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in New York. The historic, century old hub has re-opened after massive damage from Superstorm Sandy closed the station. South Ferry is the last stop on the No. 1 train. It's a critical link for commuters taking the Staten Island ferry. The closure has forced many to walk several blocks uptown to a catch a train. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p><p>Morning commuters use the the old South Ferry subway station on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in New York. The historic, century old hub has re-opened after massive damage from Superstorm Sandy closed the station. South Ferry is the last stop on the No. 1 train. It's a critical link for commuters taking the Staten Island ferry. The closure has forced many to walk several blocks uptown to a catch a train.. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17600859-sandy-criticism-prompts-change-in-storm-warningshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17600859-sandy-criticism-prompts-change-in-storm-warningsushurricanesciencenational-hurricane-centerwarningssuperstormhurricane-warningssuperstorm-sandyThu, 4 Apr 2013 15:52:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>James Franklin, Branch Chief of Hurricane Forecast Operations, gestures as he talks to a reporter at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The National Weather Service is now changing how it issues hurricane and tropical storm warnings. Starting June 1, watches and warning will be issued for storms that threaten life and property even after they are no longer hurricanes or tropical storms. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)</p><p>James Franklin, Branch Chief of Hurricane Forecast Operations, points to a weather satellite map as he talks to a reporter at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The National Weather Service is now changing how it issues hurricane and tropical storm warnings. Starting June 1, watches and warning will be issued for storms that threaten life and property even after they are no longer hurricanes or tropical storms. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)</p><p>James Franklin, Branch Chief of Hurricane Forecast Operations, gestures as he talks to a reporter at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The National Weather Service is now changing how it issues hurricane and tropical storm warnings. Starting June 1, watches and warning will be issued for storms that threaten life and property even after they are no longer hurricanes or tropical storms. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17552953-nycs-coney-island-hopes-for-rebound-after-sandyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17552953-nycs-coney-island-hopes-for-rebound-after-sandyusislandnew-york-cityus-newsconey-islandsuperstormMon, 1 Apr 2013 14:32:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Saturday, March 30 2013 photo the beach and visitors to Deno's Famous Wonder Wheel Amusement Park in New York's Coney Island are seen from the park's famous ride. Despite making the traditional Palm Sunday opening, many of the seasonal businesses at Coney Island are still reeling from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>In this Saturday, March 30 2013 photo, children drive the bumper cars at Deno's Famous Wonder Wheel Amusement Park in New York's Coney Island. Despite making the traditional Palm Sunday opening, many of the seasonal businesses at Coney Island are still reeling from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>In a Saturday March 30, 2013 photo, the Cruz family from the Bronx borough of New York play an arcade game at Eldorado Auto Skooter in New York's Coney Island. Despite making the traditional Palm Sunday opening, many of the seasonal businesses at Coney Island are still reeling from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>In a Saturday March 30, 2013, photo visitors to New York's Coney Island walk on the boardwalk past the open businesses. Despite making the traditional Palm Sunday opening, many of the seasonal businesses at Coney Island are still reeling from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>In a Saturday March 30, 2013, photo men sunbathe in front of a closed business on the boardwalk of New York's Coney Island. Despite making the traditional Palm Sunday opening, many of the seasonal businesses at Coney Island are still reeling from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>In a Saturday March 30, 2013, photo a visitor to New York's Coney Island poses holding a corn dog. Despite making the traditional Palm Sunday opening, many of the seasonal businesses at Coney Island are still reeling from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>A Saturday March 30, 2013, photo shows Eldorado Auto Skooter's oxidized arcade tokens at New York's Coney Island. Despite making the traditional Palm Sunday opening, many of the seasonal businesses at Coney Island are still reeling from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>In a Saturday March 30, 2013, photo a life size poster of a model advertising a temporary tattoo shop is framed by shuttered businesses at New York's Coney Island. Despite making the traditional Palm Sunday opening, many of the seasonal businesses at Coney Island are still reeling from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>In a Saturday March 30, 2013, photo an employee repairs the bumper car ride at Eldorado Auto Skooter at New York's Coney Island. Despite making the traditional Palm Sunday opening, many of the seasonal businesses at Coney Island are still reeling from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p><p>A Saturday March 30, 2013, photo shows the boarded up flagship Nathan's Famous hot dog stand in New York's Coney Island. Despite making the traditional Palm Sunday opening, many of the seasonal businesses at Coney Island are still reeling from the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17523383-thousands-in-nyc-living-in-hotels-after-sandyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17523383-thousands-in-nyc-living-in-hotels-after-sandyusnew-york-cityhotelsus-newssuperstormsuperstorm-sandySat, 30 Mar 2013 03:50:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17519298-us-announces-14b-in-sandy-transit-aid-to-ny-njhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17519298-us-announces-14b-in-sandy-transit-aid-to-ny-njusaidtransitus-newssuperstormsuperstorm-sandyFri, 29 Mar 2013 18:38:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17481819-nyc-aquarium-rebounds-rebuilds-after-sandyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17481819-nyc-aquarium-rebounds-rebuilds-after-sandyusnyus-newsaquariumnew-york-aquariumsuperstormWed, 27 Mar 2013 06:52:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A woman walks past an entrance to the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Coney Island, New York, Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>A sea lion is reflected in a puddle of water on the floor of an exhibit that was flooded to the ceiling during Superstorm Sandy at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Coney Island, New York, Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Machinery damaged by Superstorm Sandy is laid out in a parking lot near the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Coney Island, New York, Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>A sea lion is reflected in a puddle of water on the floor of an exhibit that was flooded to the ceiling during Superstorm Sandy at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Coney Island, New York, Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>A sea lion is reflected in a puddle of water on the floor of an exhibit that was flooded to the ceiling during Superstorm Sandy at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Coney Island, New York, Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Fish swim past a portion of the an exhibit that was flooded to the ceiling during Superstorm Sandy at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Coney Island, New York, Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Mitik, a baby walrus who survived the flooding of his enclosure during Superstorm Sandy, at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Coney Island, New York, Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Mitik, a baby walrus who survived the flooding of his enclosure during Superstorm Sandy, checks out visitors at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium in Coney Island, New York, Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Director of the New York Aquarium, John Dohlin, looks around an exhibit ruined during Superstorm Sandy at the aquarium in Coney Island, New York, Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>Director of the New York Aquarium, John Dohlin, poses for a picture at an exhibit ruined during Superstorm Sandy at the aquarium in Coney Island, New York, Monday, March 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17454896-wwe-helps-launch-superstars-for-sandy-reliefhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17454896-wwe-helps-launch-superstars-for-sandy-reliefuswweus-newssandysuperstormsandy-reliefMon, 25 Mar 2013 00:25:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 photo, World Wrestling Entertainment personality John Cena speaks at a news conference in East Rutherford, N.J., to announce that MetLife Stadium will host WrestleMania XXIX on April 7, 2013. WWE is joining with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Hollywood celebrities and professional athletes to launch Superstars for Sandy Relief. Fans can bid on hundreds of items in an online auction, including attending a NASCAR race with Cena, meeting Tyra Banks on the set of “America's Next Top Model,” or pitching entrepreneurial ideas to Mark Cuban. The auction begins Monday, March 25, 2013, and closes April 9 on charitybuzz.com. (AP Photo/StarPix, Dave Allocca)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17429251-ny-town-eyes-hospital-reopening-months-after-sandyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17429251-ny-town-eyes-hospital-reopening-months-after-sandyusnew-yorkhospitalus-newssuperstormSat, 23 Mar 2013 15:42:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Wednesday, March, 6, 2013 photo, the Long Beach Medical Center remains closed more than four months after Superstorm Sandy caused extensive damage to the shorefront facility, in Long Beach, N.Y. Several trucks provide air filtration systems to the hospital in Long Beach, N.Y. More than 700 employees were laid off as a result of the closure. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)</p><p>In this Wednesday, March, 6, 2013 photo, Mark Healey, director of facilities and engineering at Long Beach Medical Center, stands at the nurses' station inside the hospital's emergency room, in Long Beach, N.Y. Healey is overseeing efforts to reopen the hospital damaged by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)</p><p>In this Monday, March 3, 2013 photo, a worker clears debris from a hallway at the Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, N.Y. The hospital has been closed since Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/17/17347929-dunes-vs-property-rights-in-storm-battered-njhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/17/17347929-dunes-vs-property-rights-in-storm-battered-njuswarsus-newsdunesuperstormsuperstorm-sandyphyllis-karanSun, 17 Mar 2013 17:55:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Feb. 15, 2013 photo, one of the well-established sand dunes in Seaside Park N.J., is shown that helped protect oceanfront homes during Superstorm Sandy, while its neighbor to the north, Seaside Heights, suffered catastrophic damage without dunes. Sandy showed how dunes protect homes along the coast, yet not all oceanfront property owners want them, fearing lost waterfront views and fearing that giving the government permission to build bigger dunes could lead to construction of boardwalks or amusements behind their pricey homes. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>In this March 5, 2013 photo, weakened sand dunes in Harvey Cedars, N.J., still provide some protection to oceanfront homes. Superstorm Sandy showed how dunes protect homes along the coast, yet not all oceanfront property owners want them, fearing lost waterfront views and fearing that giving the government permission to build bigger dunes could lead to construction of boardwalks or amusements behind their pricey homes. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>In this March 5, 2013 photo, the $1.7 million oceanfront house in Harvey Cedars, N.J., that is at the center of a debate on whether to build protective sand dunes along the Jersey shore, is shown. The dune protected the home during Superstorm Sandy, but the elderly couple that owns it is pressing their claim to $375,000 in compensation a court awarded them before the storm for the loss of their ocean views that the dune created. Most of the dune was washed away in the storm. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>In this March 5, 2013 photo, one of many homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in the Holgate section of Long Beach Township, N.J., is shown. Superstorm Sandy showed how dunes protect homes along the coast, yet not all oceanfront property owners want them, fearing lost waterfront views and fearing that giving the government permission to build bigger dunes could lead to construction of boardwalks or amusements behind their pricey homes. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>In this March 5, 2013 photo, seaweed and sand clog a soda machine across the street from the beach in the Holgate section of Long Beach Township, N.J., caused by flooding from Superstorm Sandy. The storm showed how dunes protect homes along the coast, yet not all oceanfront property owners want them, fearing lost waterfront views and fearing that giving the government permission to build bigger dunes could lead to construction of boardwalks or amusements behind their pricey homes. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>In this March 5, 2013 photo, a bulldozer piles up sand to help rebuild a dune in Lavallette N.J. Superstorm Sandy showed how dunes protect homes along the coast, yet not all oceanfront property owners want them, fearing lost waterfront views and fearing that giving the government permission to build bigger dunes could lead to construction of boardwalks or amusements behind their pricey homes. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>In this Feb. 15, 2013 photo, one of the well-established sand dunes in Seaside Park N.J., is shown that helped protect oceanfront homes during Superstorm Sandy, while its neighbor to the north, Seaside Heights, suffered catastrophic damage without dunes. Sandy showed how dunes protect homes along the coast, yet not all oceanfront property owners want them, fearing lost waterfront views and fearing that giving the government permission to build bigger dunes could lead to construction of boardwalks or amusements behind their pricey homes. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17257989-sandy-damaged-homes-hit-market-at-bargain-priceshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17257989-sandy-damaged-homes-hit-market-at-bargain-pricesusreal-estateus-newssuperstormsuperstorm-sandySun, 10 Mar 2013 15:35:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Oct. 30, 2012 file photo provided by the U.S.Air Force shows an aerial view of damage to the New Jersey shoreline following Superstorm Sandy. There are a rising number of homes damaged by Sandy hitting the market - ranging from 10 percent off pre-storm prices for upscale homes in New York’s Long Island and the Jersey Shore to up to 60 percent off modest bungalows in Staten Island and Queens - but it’s very much a game of buyer beware. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen, File)</p><p>FILE - This Oct. 30, 2012 file photo provided by the U.S.Air Force shows an aerial view of the damage to the shoreline and the houses in Mantoloking, N.J., following Superstorm Sandy. There are a rising number of homes damaged by Sandy hitting the market - ranging from 10 percent off pre-storm prices for upscale homes in New York’s Long Island and the Jersey Shore to up to 60 percent off modest bungalows in Staten Island and Queens - but it’s very much a game of buyer beware. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen, File)</p><p>FILE- In this Jan. 31, 2013 file photo, a storm-damaged beachfront house is shown in the Far Rockaways section of the Queens borough of New York. Homeowners shaken by their Superstorm Sandy experience are putting their homes on the market, sometimes for rock-bottom prices. But with questions unresolved about flood insurance, building codes and mortgages, the people profiting from the situation aren't first-time homeowners, they're investors. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17204359-scientists-focus-on-another-sandy-loss-lab-micehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17204359-scientists-focus-on-another-sandy-loss-lab-miceusnewnew-yorksciencemicescineedsuperstormsuperstorm-sandywhen-superstorm-sandyWed, 6 Mar 2013 07:38:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Jan. 18, 2013 photo provided by the NYU Langone Medical Center, a researcher holds a laboratory mouse in a research building at the hospital's complex in New York. During Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012, a storm surge flooded the basement housing some 7,000 cages of mice used for studying cancer, diabetes, brain development and other health issues. Each cage held up to five of the little rodents, and even four months later, nobody knows exactly how many perished. (AP Photo/New York University)</p><p>In this Jan. 18, 2013 photo provided by the NYU Langone Medical Center, a technician examines mice in order to determine their clinical health in a research building at the hospital's complex in New York. During Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012, a storm surge flooded the basement housing some 7,000 cages of mice used for studying cancer, diabetes, brain development and other health issues. Each cage held up to five of the little rodents, and even four months later, nobody knows exactly how many perished. (AP Photo/New York University)</p><p>This Jan. 18, 2013 photo provided by the NYU Langone Medical Center shows genetically engineered mice used to model human diseases in a cage with nesting material in a research building at the hospital's complex in New York. During Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012, a storm surge flooded the basement housing some 7,000 cages of mice used for studying cancer, diabetes, brain development and other health issues. Each cage held up to five of the little rodents, and even four months later, nobody knows exactly how many perished. (AP Photo/New York University)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17134606-feds-tap-calif-firm-to-clear-fire-island-debrishttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17134606-feds-tap-calif-firm-to-clear-fire-island-debrisusnew-yorkus-newsfire-islandsuperstormsuperstorm-sandyThu, 28 Feb 2013 19:10:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17091574-nyc-neighborhood-hit-by-sandy-chosen-for-buyoutshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17091574-nyc-neighborhood-hit-by-sandy-chosen-for-buyoutsusnew-york-cityus-newsbuyoutssuperstormsuperstorm-sandyMon, 25 Feb 2013 23:59:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2012 file photo, Joe Vanvaketis looks at his Superstorm Sandy damaged home in the Oakwood Beach section of Staten Island, New York. The neighborhood, where three people died during Sandy, will be the first to get state-sponsored home buyouts, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined the planned program during a visit to the borough on Monday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17090351-nj-town-plans-to-use-rainforest-wood-on-boardwalkhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17090351-nj-town-plans-to-use-rainforest-wood-on-boardwalkusnew-jerseyavonus-newsboardwalksuperstormsuperstorm-sandyMon, 25 Feb 2013 21:07:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17060411-flood-damaged-nyc-hospital-limps-back-to-lifehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17060411-flood-damaged-nyc-hospital-limps-back-to-lifeushospitalsnew-york-cityus-newssuperstormsuperstorm-sandyFri, 22 Feb 2013 23:26:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17056746-nj-sandy-milestone-last-shuttered-town-reopenshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17056746-nj-sandy-milestone-last-shuttered-town-reopensusnew-jerseyus-newssuperstormmantolokingsuperstorm-sandyFri, 22 Feb 2013 14:42:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A damaged bayside home rests on a wheeled frame waiting to be raised in Mantoloking, N.J., Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. One of the hardest-hit Jersey shore communities, Mantoloking, will allow its residents to begin moving back home Friday. It is the last shore town to do so. It's not a mad rush. The winter population of the barrier island community totals only about 100 and many homes are not yet livable. And some people have no home to come back to. Sixty or so houses disappeared completely and hundreds more were so badly damaged they'll probably need to be demolished. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>A raised home with modest damage is seen near a severely damaged beach front home in Mantoloking, N.J., Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. One of the hardest-hit Jersey shore communities, Mantoloking, will allow its residents to begin moving back home Friday. It is the last shore town to do so. It's not a mad rush. The winter population of the barrier island community totals only about 100 and many homes are not yet livable. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>A raised home with modest damage is seen next to a severely damaged beach front home in Mantoloking, N.J., Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. One of the hardest-hit Jersey shore communities, Mantoloking, will allow its residents to begin moving back home Friday. It is the last shore town to do so. It's not a mad rush. The winter population of the barrier island community totals only about 100 and many homes are not yet livable. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>Joyce Popaca looks at news clippings as she stands in her home in Mantoloking, N.J., Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. New Jersey has reached another milestone in its recovery 116 days after Superstorm Sandy struck. One of the hardest-hit Jersey shore communities, Mantoloking, will allow its residents to begin moving back home Friday. It is the last shore town to do so. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>Joyce Popaca stands in her home in Mantoloking, N.J., Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. New Jersey has reached another milestone in its recovery 116 days after Superstorm Sandy struck. One of the hardest-hit Jersey shore communities, Mantoloking, will allow its residents to begin moving back home Friday. It is the last shore town to do so. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>Adrian Agullar removes a ruined vintage automobile from the garage of a storm-damaged beach front home in Mantoloking, N.J., Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. New Jersey has reached another milestone in its recovery 116 days after Superstorm Sandy struck. One of the hardest-hit Jersey shore communities, Mantoloking, will allow its residents to begin moving back home Friday. It is the last shore town to do so. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p><p>Adrian Agullar removes a ruined vintage automobile from the garage of a storm-damaged beach front home in Mantoloking, N.J., Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. New Jersey has reached another milestone in its recovery 116 days after Superstorm Sandy struck. One of the hardest-hit Jersey shore communities, Mantoloking, will allow its residents to begin moving back home Friday. It is the last shore town to do so. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17052637-rat-tales-abound-in-nyc-after-superstorm-sandyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17052637-rat-tales-abound-in-nyc-after-superstorm-sandyushealthnew-york-cityratssuperstormsuperstorm-sandyFri, 22 Feb 2013 07:40:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE- In this July 7, 2000 file photo, rats swarm around a bag of garbage near a dumpster at the Baruch Houses in New York. Various New York City neighborhoods have been complaining about an onslaught of rats in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. The New York City Council is considering a proposal to create an emergency rat mitigation program for storm-impacted neighborhoods. But some experts aren’t so sure that Sandy’s supposed rat surge is for real. (AP Photo/Robert Mecea, File)</p><p>FILE- In this Dec. 12, 2005 file photo, a rat comes briefly out of its hole at a subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York, before retreating at the arrival of the F train. The New York City Council is considering a proposal to create an emergency rat mitigation program for storm-impacted neighborhoods. But some experts aren’t so sure that Sandy’s supposed rat surge is for real. (AP Photo Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)</p><p>FILE- In this June 15, 2010 file photo, a rat wanders the subway tracks at Union Square in New York. The New York City Council is considering a proposal to create an emergency rat mitigation program for superstorm Sandy-impacted neighborhoods. But some experts aren’t so sure that Sandy’s supposed rat surge is for real. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17031756-njs-biggest-utility-plans-4b-upgrade-after-sandyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17031756-njs-biggest-utility-plans-4b-upgrade-after-sandynew-jerseynjus-newspsegsuperstormWed, 20 Feb 2013 17:14:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17031448-njs-biggest-utility-outlines-plans-to-stormproofhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17031448-njs-biggest-utility-outlines-plans-to-stormproofusnew-jerseyus-newspsegsuperstormsuperstorm-sandysuperstorm-sandy-batteredWed, 20 Feb 2013 16:40:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 file photograph, after Superstorm Sandy, PSE&G employee Percy Thompson III unloads new electrical transformers in a staging area at the Quaker Bridge Mall in Lawrence Township, N.J. New Jersey's largest utility company is proposing to spend $3.9 billion to protect its electric and gas system against future storms like Sandy. PSE&G says it wants to strengthen distribution lines, protect utility stations from storm surges and make the electrical grid easier to repair. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17018913-nys-fire-island-debris-effort-faces-bird-deadlinehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17018913-nys-fire-island-debris-effort-faces-bird-deadlineusnew-york-cityus-newsfire-islandpiping-ploverploversuperstormsuperstorm-sandyTue, 19 Feb 2013 18:26:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In a Tuesday, July 24, 2001 file photo, a piping plover bird walks on the beach in West Hampton Dunes, N.Y. The endangered bird's return to Fire Island, N.Y., will severely restrict truck access to the barrier island during cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. If officials don't get the estimated 82,500 cubic yards of trash removed by the end of March, they'll have to haul the remaining debris by barge. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey,File)</p><p>FILE - This Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 aerial file photo shows oceanfront homes on New York's Fire Island, damaged when Superstorm Sandy struck on Oct. 29, 2012. The seasonal return of the piping plover, an endangered bird species, will severely restrict truck access to the barrier island during cleanup efforts. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16994311-submerged-superstorm-debris-threatens-tourismhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16994311-submerged-superstorm-debris-threatens-tourismusnew-yorkdebrisus-newswaterwaysuperstormsuperstorm-sandySun, 17 Feb 2013 16:54:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This Feb. 5, 2013, photo,shows a home in the middle of Barnegat Bay, that was washed into the Bay from Mantoloking N.J. during Superstorm Sandy. States hit hard by Sandy are gearing up to remove tons of debris from waterways, including houses, vehicles, sunken boats, furniture, pieces of piers, decks and bulkheads &#8212; all of which must be removed before the summer swimming and boating season. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16974746-work-starts-on-seaside-heights-nj-boardwalkhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16974746-work-starts-on-seaside-heights-nj-boardwalkusus-newsboardwalksuperstormmichael-rileyseaside-heightswhen-superstorm-sandylinda-polites'Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:22:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Linda Polites, left and Michael Riley, right, traveled from their shelter in Mercer County to Seaside Heights N.J. on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 to watch the start of the reconstruction of the town's boardwalk that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. They were among Seaside Heights residents rescued by authorities during the storm, and still have not been able to return home. Mayor Bill Akers says the mile-long walkway should be done by May 10, but amenities like railings, lighting and ramps will come after that. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>A worker positions a drill on the sand in Seaside Heights N.J. on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 as the town began building its iconic boardwalk that was destroyed in Superstorm Sandy. Mayor Bill Akers says the mile-long walkway should be done by May 10, but amenities like railings, lighting and ramps will come after that. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>A worker signals that a wooden piling has been driven just far enough into the sand in Seaside Heights N.J. on Feb. 15, 2013 as the town began building its iconic boardwalk that was destroyed in Superstorm Sandy. Mayor Bill Akers says the mile-long walkway should be done by May 10, but amenities like railings, lighting and ramps will come after that. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>Workers prepare to use a giant drill on the sand in Seaside Heights N.J. on Feb. 15, 2013 as the town began building its iconic boardwalk that was destroyed in Superstorm Sandy. Mayor Bill Akers says the mile-long walkway should be done by May 10, but amenities like railings, lighting and ramps will come after that. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2012 file photo, a woman walks past debris from the damaged boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J. Heavy equipment including a gigantic drill and a pile-driving machine were brought onto the sand in the south end of town Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, as workers began drilling holes in the sand and pounding wooden pilings into them, shaking the ground for blocks around. It marked the beginning of a $3.6 million contract the borough awarded to rebuild the boardwalk. Mayor William Akers said the initial work, restoring the boardwalk so that it can be walked on safely, should be done by May 10. Railings, lighting and ramps will be part of a second contract that has yet to be awarded. The project is also likely to include a protective seawall, and cost between $6 million and $7 million, the mayor said. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)</p>