Hurricane Sandy Aid Trickles In

New Yorkers whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy have been waiting for federal aid to rebuild since the end of October—and they will continue to wait through the spring.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg (c) speaks to the press at Goodfella's Pizzeria on Staten Island, while Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan (R) and Small Business Administrator Karen Mills listen. (Photo courtesy the Mayors Office).

NEW YORK—New Yorkers whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy have been waiting for federal aid since the end of October—and they will continue to wait through the spring.

Exactly 100 days since Hurricane Sandy hit New York City, and 9 days since the Hurricane Sandy relief bill passed through the United States Senate, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the city’s first plan for allocating a portion of the $16 billion in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).