Linkwrap: Sandy Anniversary Coverage From Around The City, Part Two
Yesterday we posted part one of a list of notable coverage of the first anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Most were published over the weekend or last week. Here’s part two, with the latest Sandy-related coverage from around the media that we think is worth your time:
For Sheepshead Bay businesses, sales “being down by 10 percent” is the new “being up by 20 percent.” Outsiders who patronized our restaurants, fishing, and cruise fleet have not yet returned en masse. [News 12]- Same thing for Coney Island, despite the far more coordinated public relations push by city agencies and development corporations. [The Epoch Times]
- The PR push for Coney Island amusements frustrated residents who felt neglected. [Brooklyn Bureau]
- Financing opportunities for innovative resiliency plans, like electric microgrids are just beginning to ramp up. New regulations are also working to ensure large residential and critical buildings can remain operating despite loss of power. [Co.Exist]
- The MTA is only beginning to understand the extent of the damage to subway infrastructure, and has a full-scale review underway. [New York Times]
- A foreclosure crisis is expected in Sandy-affected areas. [DNAinfo]
- Sandy’s victims were diverse, but skewed towards white, middle-class adults, with the largest number of victims living in Brooklyn. [Daily News]
- The Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing a 60 project, $3 billion initiative for risk reduction.
- As deadline nears for suing insurance companies for claim denials, lawsuits spike. [Daily News]
- Little has been done to protect Sea Gate from future storms, and that’s because they refuse to tear down their gates. [Jewish Daily Forward]
- The city’s focus on natural barriers for future storms may not have the data to back it up. [New York Times]
- Less than one-tenth of the federal aid money for Sandy recovery has been spent, although 2014 is looking like a good year. [Daily News]