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November 12, 2012

New York to Request $30 Billion for Storm Recovery 
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The New York region is continuing its slow recovery from Superstorm
Sandy. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to ask the federal government
for at least $30 billion in disaster aid to help repair bridges, tunnels
and public transit and meet other costs. Officials say the storm caused
more than $50 billion in damage to the New York region, making it the
country’s costliest storm apart from Hurricane Katrina. More than
125,000 customers remained without power in New York and New Jersey
Sunday, the vast majority of them on Long Island and the Rockaways. On
Saturday, hundreds of people protested outside the Long Island Power
Authority, condemning the utility's slow response to the outages.

 

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