After Sandy, a hunt for sewage in NYC harbors
For most people affected by Superstorm Sandy, the damage was plain to see: Devastated homes, impossible traffic, even lost lives. But for Bruce Brownawell, the storm’s biggest consequences are buried under several meters of seawater. Read more from the Climate Desk.
Queens kids ‘Harlem Shake’ it up
Plus, Harlem residents react to the shake trend that’s taken the Internet by storm here.
Playing catch-up in the Rockaways
From the New York Times: Students at Rockaway Park High School for Environmental Sustainability are back in their school, and they’re struggling to make up for lost time.
Preserving memories for the victims of Sandy
When Vincent Hyland’s great-grandmother, Catherine, died in 2004, he took a stack of old photographs from her house on 127 street in Rockaway Beach, Queens, and placed them in his bedroom closet, just five blocks over on 121st. Among the photographs: a sepia portrait from the 1920′s. Wedding photos from decades prior. A series of [...]
#121212Concert to raise money for Sandy victims
Stars slated to perform include Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Alicia Keys and Kanye West.
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