Superstorm Sandy

NEW YORK—The island where millions of immigrants first set foot on American soil reopened Monday, a year after it was shuttered due to damage from Superstorm Sandy.

Hurricane Sandy unleashed its winds 1 year ago, but turbulence lingers today. Sandy has forever changed the thinking and planning for superstorms.

As residents in New York’s low-lying areas packed their bags ahead of Hurricane Sandy, many felt they would be back in their homes in a few days—that wasn’t the case for many.

Vetro, the newest local restaurant to be awarded Five Star Diamond status by AAHS, has just reopened its doors in Howard Beach, Queens. Vetro underwent a full renovation after Hurricane Sandy.

Though the word “roundtable” evokes an image of key players sitting concertedly around a large table, the reality is that many important conversations to help Sandy victims happen by phone.

Sandy evacuees still living in hotels were rescued from imminent homelessness on Friday by an unexpected $1 million donation from the American Red Cross.

Still-homeless Hurricane Sandy victims were saved at the 11th hours from losing their city-sponsored hotel rooms by an anonymous donor who put up $1 million

NEW YORK—The effects of Superstorm Sandy, of last October, are still reverberating throughout the city, but not in the most obvious ways. Sandy inundated and eroded the soil with saltwater, essentially killing trees.

With Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty back in business beginning on July 4, all eyes are on Ellis Island to see when it will be fully operational. National Parks Service representatives will know by September when the opening date may be.

NEW YORK—The house at 12 Topping St., has been abandoned since the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy inundated it and swaths of Staten Island’s shorefront communities. Its windows have been boarded up and weeds now claim the front lawn. It is just another ugly relic of a storm that rocked the East Coast and shut down the financial capital of the world seven months ago.

NEW YORK—For homeowners, landlords, and tenants in New York City whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, the rebuilding can finally begin.

Council Member Jimmy Oddo turns to the Parks Department for help to protect Midland Beach as hurricane season approaches New York City.

ew York City has a long history with ferry boats. Before the United States was a country or the five boroughs had joined, there was a network of ferries that operated throughout the waterways of the city.

FEMA will reimburse New York State 90 percent of its Hurricane Sandy related reimbursable Public Assistance costs, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

It’s been almost seven months since Hurricane Sandy hit, but many people are still reeling from the pressures and strain of the aftermath. In response to the continued need among Sandy victims for emotional and psychological support, the city of New York is reinvigorating a free, confidential crisis-counseling project.

Grilled cheese sandwich shop Melt Kraft is opening in Park Slope in place of French bakery that closed after Hurricane Sandy.

A water quality upgrade at the Gowanus Canal is on schedule for completion by year-end despite setbacks from Hurricane Sandy flooding.

Christie Prince Harry: The prince is touring New Jersey, including meeting with victims of Hurricane Sandy, on May 14.