Build it Back

From Anger to Evidence

Thousands of Superstorm Sandy survivors continue to languish in a never-ending labyrinth of paperwork, bureaucracy, and confusion.

May 22, 2014BY Genevieve Belmaker
Repeated Complaints About Build It Back

As Build it Back approaches the one-year mark since its launch, a litany of common complaints are frequently ...

May 22, 2014BY Genevieve Belmaker
Documents Reveal ‘Build It Back’ Architects Were Paid $6 Million

New York City’s beleaguered Superstorm Sandy housing recovery program, Build It Back, cost taxpayers a whopping $6 million ...

May 15, 2014BY Genevieve Belmaker
NYC Mayor Names New Sandy Recovery Leadership Team

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has named his administration's top three Superstorm Sandy recovery leaders.

March 29, 2014BY Genevieve Belmaker
Amid de Blasio Inattention, Sandy Build It Back Construction Set to Start

The city’s main housing recovery program, Build It Back, will start rebuilding homes this month.

March 3, 2014BY Genevieve Belmaker
Build It Back Reimbursement Checks to Go Out this Month

Low-income New Yorkers waiting for Build it Back reimbursement checks should start receiving them around the end of ...

February 6, 2014BY Genevieve Belmaker
Build It Back Public Meeting in the Rockaways Feb. 6

NEW YORK—Communities in the Rockaways hit hard by Superstorm Sandy could get some answers about Build it Back ...

February 3, 2014BY Genevieve Belmaker
New City Council Committee to Focus on Recovery and Resiliency

NEW YORK—With $10 billion in recovery money and thousands of Sandy evacuees still not home, the New York ...

February 3, 2014BY Genevieve Belmaker
Top 20 Stories of 2013 – No. 18: Sandy-Hit Homeowners Still Waiting

While other parts of the recovery, such as public parks and businesses, have largely returned, thousands of homeowners ...

December 15, 2013BY Genevieve Belmaker