Sandy Benefit Concert Tomorrow at Piers & Blake
A benefit concert is being held Saturday to help victims of Sandy. Enjoy live music, raffles, food and fun at Piers & Blake from 2pm-2am.
A benefit concert is being held Saturday to help victims of Sandy. Enjoy live music, raffles, food and fun at Piers & Blake from 2pm-2am.
Christmas came early for some in New York and New Jersey. A rich Missouri businessman, posing as 'Secret Santa' handed out $100 bills to people who had lost everything in Hurricane Sandy.
Vernon Downs Casino and Tioga Downs Casino have combined to donate $200,000 to the American Red Cross to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy in New York. According to the Tioga Downs website Chairman of American Racing and Entertainment Jeff Gural made the announcement after several fund raising activities were held at the two facilities.
Thankfully, gas prices have come down in the past few weeks, especially with holiday travel this week. But, it still makes you wonder why our local gas prices are higher than the national average.
One sure sign of the holidays is the Christmas tree lighting at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. This year's tree has a special meaning, as it survived the torrential winds and floods of Hurricane Sandy. My daughter was in New York City yesterday when the tree arrived and sent me this photo.
Whether you call it a hurricane or a superstorm, the damage was devastating in New York and New Jersey. And now a Nor' Easter has not only hampered recovery efforts, but added more problems. We're asking for your help in the recovery efforts.
Nature straight up does not care that we are nowhere near recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. Winter Storm Athena is on her way to kick us square in the jollies.
As you know, today is election day, and polls will be open in New York state until 9:00 p.m. . Many people in the greater New York City area affected by last week's Hurricane Sandy may have difficulty finding their polling place. Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order to enable them to vote in state and national elections, even if their polling place is closed due to the last week's storm. If you have family members or friends in the New York City area, you may wish to share this with them.
As the East Coast cleans up after Hurricane Sandy, another storm is on the way. According to the Weather Channel, a low pressure system is forecast to move up the East Coast and deliver significant impacts to the Northeast Wednesday and Thursday.
As temperatures continue to drop and the threat of a nor'easter looming, nearly two-million residents in New Jersey and New York State were still without power after Hurricane Sandy. But there was progress being made:
In New York City, schools reopened this morning, but some students will be bused to other schools as a result of storm damage.
Superstorm Sandy has caused a lot of damage. People have died, homes have been destroyed, businesses have been ruined. Americans across the country are reaching out by donating money, time, food, and clothing, but they're also reaching out with message of hope in the blog NOLA To New York.