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Riding a Solar Wave, Post-Sandy
Surfers are among the environmental advocates helping introduce solar power to the Rockaways as the area rebuilds.
In Sandy’s Wake
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Sandy Vics Wary of Aid Promises
Some business owners, citing protracted emergency loan dealings with the federal Small Business Administration, are skeptical that relief funds will make it them anytime soon.
via The Local
Sandy-Slammed Factory Recovers
IceStone, a countertop manufacturer in the old Brooklyn Navy Yard, is finally getting back to business. But it hasn't been smooth sailing.
Fighting a Bureaucratic Tide
Ye Qing, whose Chinese food takeout restaurant in the Rockaways was destroyed by Sandy, is battling red tape as she fights to restart her business.
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Natural Approach to Storm Prep
In the wake of Sandy, some architects and planners are drawing inspiration from the intricate ways plants and animals have adapted to the changing environment.
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Toxic Flood Fears in the Bronx
Sandy largely spared the borough. But environmentalists believe future storms could flood some neighborhoods with contaminated waters.
The State of Flood Insurance
Check out our interactive graphic showing disparities in what some states paid and received in flood insurance.
Anchored by Hope to Breezy Point
Barbara Joyce, a longtime resident of the beachfront community, is determined to rebuild and stay in the Queens neighborhood she still calls home.