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Development of at-risk coastal areas in New York and New Jersey has been on the rise even as the potential for a storm surge increases, according to one report.

Residents of some of the Jersey shore communities that were hardest hit by Sandy are being escorted back onto the barrier islands to briefly retrieve belongings before leaving again.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says most of New York City's public housing residents should have electricity by Saturday and heat by early next week.

The New York Aquarium on Coney Island is closed indefinitely after it was pounded by Sandy's storm surge. The boardwalk aquarium is home to 12,000 marine animals.

The September 11th Museum says some of the large artifacts already placed in its subterranean, uncompleted facility at the World Trade Center have been exposed to flood waters.

City parks are closed as another storm approaches the region. In the city’s most well-known park, the staff has been trying clean up much of the damage caused by Sandy to prepare for the Nor’easter that could bring more rain and winds that will batter Central Park’s trees.

Long Island's Nassau County is among the hardest hit areas from last week’s massive storm. Tens of thousands of residents still don’t have power, and several areas have suffered damage from downed power lines, trees, and flooding — especially in Long Beach.

Large areas of New Jersey are still without power a week after Sandy. It has helped complicate voting for many residents hoping to cast a ballot on Tuesday’s election. N.J. Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno has been spearheading efforts to make sure victims of Sandy can vote.

The nanny suspected of stabbing two children and then stabbing her self in front their mother has been charged with first and second-degree murder.

Staten Island was one of the areas hit hard by massive flooding from Sandy. Among the people that stayed, was the family of 17-year-old Tasina Berkey, a current Radio Rookie. 

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, citing climate change, endorsed President Barack Obama on Thursday.

A boil water advisory has been issued for several municipalities in New Jersey, as the state continues to cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Water-use restrictions statewide  having also been ordered to aid conservation amid possible shortages after superstorm Sandy.

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It may have been downgrade from a hurricane, but regional officials warned of major flooding and days of disruption as Sandy swings toward the East Coast Monday evening. The threatening rains and high winds forced leaders throughout the area to call for evacuations, to open shelters and to shut down mass transit.

U.S. stock markets will be closed for a second day straight day. The New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ will be closed on Monday and Tuesday due to Hurricane Sandy, which is currently aiming for the East Coast.

Hurricane Sandy is barreling toward the tri-state region with heavy rain and wind gusts that forced officials to call for evacuations, shut down mass transit and prepare for the wors...

Mandatory evacuations are underway in parts of New York and New Jersey as Hurricane Sandy barrels toward the East Coast — and transit officials in New York are preparing for a possi...

The NHL has canceled all its games through the end of November because of the labor dispute between owners and players.

The nanny who is suspected of killing two young children she cared for has worked for the Upper West Side family for about two years and had no known history of mental illness, police said Friday.

Before going to the NYPD’s promotion ceremony on Friday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly stopped by Bronx Lebanon Hospital to promote the off-duty police officer who was shot by a suspect in a Bronx robbery earlier this week.