New York – New York City Post-Sandy Costs Total $85.4 Million So Far

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    A resident of Breezy Point Queens looks over what was once her home after Hurricane Sandy and a fire that erupted at the height of the storm destroyed over 100 homes in New York, USA, 04 November,  2012. The storm one of the largest to hit the region in decades and has cause massive destruction of the city's infrastructure.  EPA/PETER FOLEYNew York – New York City has spent $85.4 million so far on emergency contracts in response to superstorm Sandy, city Comptroller John Liu said on Monday, nearly tripling an earlier estimate.

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    As of Nov. 5, the contracts approved for the response, recovery and relief efforts associated with Sandy totaled $85.4 million, up $29.2 million on Oct. 31.

    The repair of damaged beaches, from Manhattan to Coney Island and the Rockaways, was the single highest item, totaling nearly $30.4 million so far. The comptroller said that further updates on the post-Sandy expenses will be issued in coming days.


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    yuneeq
    yuneeq
    11 years ago

    $30.4 million dollars spent in six days taking care of beaches!?!?

    That sounds outrageously high based on my uneducated guesses.

    The most expensive part of fixing a beach is the tractors. Lets pretend that the city hired 500 tractors and paid them each $3,000 a DAY for six days, the total comes out to a mere $9 million dollars. And I think I exaggerated how many tractors are in use and how much a tractor drivers gets paid per day

    sighber
    sighber
    11 years ago

    When there is a disaster overseas, the US gives financial and other support. How many countries have helped with this disaster?

    ComeOn
    ComeOn
    11 years ago

    This is a low number.
    Just wait until the NYPD overtime is calculated at the next pay period!

    11 years ago

    We are all going to pay for this disaster in higher taxes!! Mark my words…