(MintPress) - More than three months after Hurricane Sandy struck the East coast, thousands of people in New York and New Jersey are still stuck in limbo. Having lost homes and businesses, they are still waiting for their upended lives to return to normal. While Congress finally passed a $50.5 billion aid package last month, much of it is
Government Relief, Fundraising Efforts & The Kindness Of Strangers All Help Sandy Victims
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering of residents and others in Union Beach, N.J., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Christie said Tuesday the National Flood Insurance Program’s handling of claims in New Jersey «has stunk,» complaining that the program has been far too slow to resolve claims from Superstorm Sandy, with 70 percent of […]