hurricanesandy-aftermath

Later this week we'll have a report from Friday's workshop for small businesses seeking assistance in overcoming the after-effects of Hurricane Sandy.  But here's one tidbit announced at the event by the LES Business Improvement District. They're creating a...

We're at the Houston Street Center, where a large crowd has turned out to find out how to apply for small business disaster aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

We have been keeping a close eye this week on Knickerbocker Village, the nearly 1600 unit affordable housing complex that's still mostly without power and heat in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Yesterday we spent a couple of hours...

As noted earlier in the week (click the link for info), there's a workshop tomorrow morning to help small businesses struggling to bounce back after Hurricane sandy. There's a similar workshop being held in the afternoon in Chinatown. See...

Hurricane Sandy battered the historic Seaport area, flooding many shops and restaurants, and displacing a lot of residents.   On Sunday, the neighborhood will receive a much-needed boost when the Peck Slip Pickle Festival goes on as planned at the...

The situation at Knickerbocker Village, the historic affordable housing complex on Monroe Street, is growing increasingly serious today.  As we reported yesterday, many of the 1600 or so apartments still have no electric power, heat or hot water.  An...

The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has been a hectic time for the Lower East Side's elected officials, who have served as a link between government and relief agencies and the neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan. Yesterday morning Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver...

A lot of apartment buildings on the Lower East Side are still not back to normal following Hurricane Sandy.  At Knickerbocker Village, many residents are still in the dark, with no heat or hot water.  Electric power was initially...

A local resident noticed this letter from Con Ed hanging at Village East Towers on East 10th Street. It reads: Dear steam customer, We understand that this has been a challenging time for all of our customers, and we sincerely apologize...

It wasn't a pretty sight inside the Central Parking garage at 227 Cherry Street in the hours after Hurricane Sandy came ashore. More than 50 cars were swamped by flood waters that rushed across South Street and turned the...