Preventing Crime, Post-Sandy
Some critics say stiffer financial penalties won't do much to stop looters during emergencies.
In Sandy’s Wake
A Tree House Grows in Brooklyn
Roderick Romero turned trees felled by Hurricane Sandy into art for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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New Trees Take Root, Post-Sandy
Saplings planted through the city's MillionTreesNYC program are slowly helping make up for those lost in the storm.
Collecting Stories of Sandy
Sandy Storyline and other groups are crowdsourcing storm-related, photos, videos and other content.
Breach Creates an Opinion Divide
Scientists say Sandy had nothing to with recent flooding along Long Island’s South Shore. Politicians don't agree, and want an inlet filled.
Park Springs Back From Sandy
Workers hauled nearly four million pounds of debris from Prospect Park, which lost 500 trees in the storm.
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Sandy Loans Lag in Some Areas
Data shows the federal Small Business Administration has funded less than 30 percent of storm-related loans for people in some of the hardest hit areas of Brooklyn.
A Light on Long Island
A century-old bar in storm-ravaged Long Beach, L.I., became the de facto community center for a neighborhood in need.