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Source: Brian Hedden via Bay Ridge OdysseyRepublican Congressman Michael Grimm is asking the federal government to earmark $600 million for the Build it Back program, the housing recovery project designed to help Superstorm Sandy victims, and take control over Sandy funds out of the hands of of local authorities, reports
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Source: aresauburn via flickrSenator Charles Schumer sent a message to anxious New Yorkers, still waiting to receive repairs and funds for their Superstorm Sandy devastated homes: the money is coming. Newsday is reporting [http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/sandy-aid-money-to-increase-says-schumer-1.6328784] that Schumer promised that the city will receive $6.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo (Source: Philip Kamrass / Times Union)The state of New York has three-quarters of a billion dollars in federal Superstorm Sandy recovery dollars, and Govorner Andrew Cuomo wants to put that money in the hands of local communities. NY State Of Politics is reporting [http://nystateofpolitics.com/2013/
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled the latest city recovery plan, NYC Build it Back. The program is designed to assist homeowners, landlords and tenants affected by the devastation of Superstorm Sandy. Build it Back costs $648 million and is financed by the initial round of the federal funding in the form
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Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Patrick CashinThe MTA just received its chunk of the massive $60 billion Sandy aid package [/house-finally-approves-full-sandy-aid-package/], or $57 billion because of the sequester [/sequester-will-slash-3-billion-from-sandy-aid-package/], according to a report by the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/feds-release-193-million-mta-post-sandy-transit-repair-article-1.1281491] . Reeling in a total of