Verizon’s Round-the-Clock Service Restorations Continue for New Jersey, New …
Company Has Completed 320,000 Repairs Since Sandy’s Oct. 29 Landfall (BASKING RIDGE, N.J.) – Two weeks after Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, Verizon’s repair technicians continue to reconnect voice, data, Internet and TV services for consumers, businesses and government clients in New Jersey, Long Island, New York City and other parts of the […]
New Yorkers’ easier commute is welcome post-storm progress
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dreaded Monday morning commute into New York City two weeks after Superstorm Sandy was eased slightly by lighter holiday traffic, restoration of some train lines and a long-awaited opening of the final tunnel shut by historic flooding. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the hardest […]
Gas station manager: “everything is normal”
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A Policy Wreck: Gas Rationing Amid Plenty of Fuel
If you need gasoline in storm-struck New York City, Long Island or most of New Jersey, your chances of buying some today are no better than 50-50. But don’t blame Sandy for your ongoing inconvenience; misguided politicians are doing most of the damage now. New York City and Long Island imposed gasoline rationing last week […]
Hurricane Sandy Damage Amplified By Breakneck Development Of Coast
By John Rudolf, Ben Hallman, Chris Kirkham, Saki Knafo and Matt Sledge On the night that Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast, Vinny Baccale was in his Staten Island living room, plotting a last-minute escape and regretting not evacuating, when his kids shouted to him from another room. Their neighbor was outside, trying to start […]