New York – FEMA Approves More Than $664M for Sandy Victims

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    FILE - People use phones supplied by FEMA in a parking lot to begin the process of getting disaster relief as the city tries to recover from the after effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, USA, 02 November 2012. EPA/JUSTIN LANENew York – More than $664 million in federal aid has been approved for New York’s victims of Superstorm Sandy by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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    FEMA said Sunday that more than 230,000 New Yorkers have requested assistance since the storm hit. The hardest hit areas of the state include Nassau County, which has received about $224 million. Queens County, which includes the hard-hit Rockaways, has received $170 million.

    Richmond County, the home of battered Staten Island, has received about $70 million.

    Officials have conducted more than 131,000 home inspections. FEMA says workers are going door-to-door explaining the types of disaster assistance available and how to register.


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    shredready
    shredready
    11 years ago

    I must say the fema people i spoke to and met where very professional and explained what was covered and what was not. Not sure what I will get if anything but it will be minimal since most was not covered and did not make anything up, or claim for things that I did not have or was not damaged Fema even said something should be classified as damaged when I did not list it. They gave me the reason and said I should throw it out, made sense.

    JacobN
    JacobN
    11 years ago

    Thank you President Obama for all of your help in these difficult times!

    11 years ago

    How nuch did Seagate receive? Where are the “Machers”??