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FEMA's deputy federal coordinating officer speaks about FEMA's work in New York City and warns homeowners about scams.VIDEO
MetroFocus updates reports on two families' struggle to recover from flooding and mold damage.VIDEO
New York and Connecticut have set up health exchanges and are waiting for approval. But in New Jersey, a state with a Republican governor, the exchange is not a sure thing.
FEMA says it has sufficient funds to take care of the needs of the Garden State and so far, a quarter of a billion dollars has been granted to individual families.VIDEO
In Lower Manhattan, even the businesses that have re-opened are hurting.
After Sandy, residents doubt the wisdom of building world's largest Ferris Wheel on the North Shore.
Minimum wage was supposed to be on the legislative agenda this winter, but many lawmakers are now focused on recovery from Hurricane Sandy.
True to his slogan, "Art Works," Rocco Landesman was dedicated to showing art's economic benefits in local communities and to the Gross Domestic Product.
With supermarkets shut down, residents still rely on relief-center groceries three weeks after Sandy.
The next City Council will likely be demographically similar to the current one, though there may be an increase in both Asian and Latino membership.
