Mayoral candidates discuss Sandy recovery

January 27, 2013 5:12 PM By DAN JANISON dan.janison@newsday.com

Photo credit: AP | A dog wanders through the neighborhood of homes damaged by superstorm Sandy in Breezy Point. (Jan. 8, 2013)

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Candidates at a New York City mayoral forum on Thursday began wading into the tricky issue of rebuilding homes in flood zones. Their exchange reflected the tensions -- now felt from Long Island to New Jersey -- between seeking to restore what stood before superstorm Sandy and guarding against future calamities.

A resident of devastated Breezy Point in Queens asked candidates whether they supported...

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