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NYC mayoral rivals begin taking Sandy-rebuild positions

Sunday January 27, 2013 9:06 PM By Dan Janison

Candidates at a New York City mayoral forum on Thursday began to address 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 if they supported...

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