Breezy Point, NY
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 29: A man works in the burned foundation of a home in Breezy Point, which was heavily damaged in Hurricane Sandy on April 29, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York City. Six months to the day after the devastating storm ravaged parts of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, many communities are still struggling. The super-storm killed dozens and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.
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Source: Marisha Cheong has family in Valley Stream
body found Saturday near a Breezy Point beach has been identified as a Queens woman whose family lives on Long Island , a law enforcement source said Monday.Marisha Cheong, 24, was found Saturday about 8:40 a.m., the NYPD said. The cause of death has not been Read more »
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Breezy Point, NY, Volunteer Firefighters Surprised With Tools to Rebuild After Sandy
rising flood waters. To honor the firefighters who risked their lives to save others, Sam Champion made a special visit to Breezy Point today. As part of “GMA’s” “You’re Not Dreaming!” series, Champion knocked on the door, surprising the firefighters with from ABC News Read more »
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Breezy Point struggles to rebuild six months after Sandy
on a balcony of his under-construction home on Oceanside Ave. reading a newspaper. “I’ve been living in a motor home in the Breezy Point parking lot for the past six months,” he says. “The co-op has been terrific, but I have to vacate soon, and I’m pushing from New York Daily News Read more »
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Wrecked Beaches Could Aid Plovers
beloved everywhere," said Ron Bourque, a former president of New York City Audubon who lives near Jamaica Bay. "In Breezy Point, like many beach towns, people resent them because they're the reason behind all of the restrictions during the summer. There's from Wall Street Journal Read more »
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'Sandy' removed from list of hurricane names
by Hurricane Sandy in Long Beach Island, New Jersey. A resident looks through the remnants of his home in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, New York. Flood-damaged streets are viewed in the Rockaway section of Queens, New York, where the historic boardwalk from CNN Read more »
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Reshaping Shore Homes
anywhere from 1 to 9 feet, or, if they don't, pay higher insurance premiums. Jane O'Meara outside her home near the shore in Breezy Point, a Queens neighborhood hard-hit by Sandy. While some residents of Staten Island have said they planned to take advantage from Wall Street Journal Read more »
