Hurricane Sandy

NYSEG has up to $2 million in emergency economic development funds available to assist eligible businesses, municipalities, large residential establishments, agri-businesses and farms affected by Hurricane Sandy.

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Responding to criticism after Superstorm Sandy, the National Hurricane Center said recently it would change the way it warns people about tropical storms that morph into something else.

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State senator James Seward Monday commented on passage of a senate budget resolution for fiscal year 2013-2014.

"For the third straight year, we are on track to pass a budget on time and the earliest budget in more than 30 years," Seward said. "It's one that focuses on job creation, education aid for our neediest schools and tax relief for middle class families.

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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer called on FEMA to immediately speed up the processing of flood insurance claims through the National Flood Insurance Program for homeowners impacted by Superstorm Sandy.

More than 100 days since the storm struck, only 52 percent of New Yorkers’ flood claims have been fully processed, greatly slowing down, or in some cases preventing, the rebuilding process.

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Superstorm Sandy severely damaged the Statue of Liberty national monument, which remains closed more than three months after the storm struck, with no estimated re-opening date.

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New York State Department of Labor, Safety and Health inspectors are available to areas hard hit by Hurricane Sandy to offer affected businesses free on-site safety and health inspections.

This service will be able to save small businesses thousands of dollars and can help employers hard hit by the storm reopen their doors as soon as possible

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The New York Health and Hospitals Corporation will receive approximately $103 million in federal aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The funds are reimbursements for repairs made immediately after Superstorm Sandy struck. These are the first funds released to the city’s public hospitals – relied upon by approximately 1.4 million New Yorkers each year.

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The State Comptroller’s Office processed nearly $265 million in contracts and spending in November and December 2012 related to Hurricane Sandy recovery.

It has posted the details online so the public can access it, state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reported Wednesday.

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More than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the heavily populated northeast, the House approved $50.7 billion in emergency relief for the victims.

The vote was 241-180, and officials said the Senate was likely to accept the measure early next week and send it to President Barack Obama for his signature.

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The House overwhelmingly approved $9.7 billion for flood insurance claims from Hurricane Sandy during session midday Friday.

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