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Many residents of Red Hook Houses ignored evacuation orders and now say they regret it. Photo by Gianna Palmer
Gianna Palmer for The New York World  |  October 31, 2012 2:06 PM | Comments
'Nobody in my building left at all' said one tenant. 'We should have left.'
Gov. Chris Christie has responded with indifference to questions about whether he's interested in being a vice presidential candidate. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, his polling numbers have dropped slightly. Flickr/forwardstl
Michael Aron for NJ Today  |  October 31, 2012 9:04 AM | Comments
Christie says politics doesn't have a place in Sandy discussions, but President Obama will be in NJ with the Governor Wednesday.VIDEO
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October 30, 2012 7:28 PM | 1 Comment
NJ Today and MetroFocus assessed the effect of Hurricane Sandy on the region. Watch the livestream archive of the video. VIDEO
Gilbert, from Red Hook, took refuge at the Evacuation Center at John Jay High School in Parks Slope, Brooklyn. Photo by Marc Rosenblatt.
Christina Knight  |  October 30, 2012 9:16 AM | Updated: Oct. 30, 2012, 12:00 PM | 2 Comments
Red Hook and Coney Island residents take shelter in Park Slope and are glad to be there.
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Georgia Kral  |  October 30, 2012 8:50 AM | Updated: Oct. 30, 2012, 1:40 PM | Comments
MetroFocus is collecting your tweets, pics and updates to share in our Storify and on-air.
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Peter Moskowitz for Gotham Gazette  |  October 29, 2012 9:41 PM | Comments
City developers in the public and private sectors have been investing in infrastructure that can lessen the impact of extreme weather.
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David Cruz for NJ Today  |  October 29, 2012 5:38 PM | Comments
The Pompton and Passaic Rivers are below their high water marks, literally calm before the storm.
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October 29, 2012 5:10 PM | Comments
Several New Jersey public services have been suspended while residents begin to face power outages and flooding.
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NJTV  |  October 29, 2012 4:30 PM | Updated: October 29, 2012 4:30 PM | Comments
From shorelines to Atlantic City evacuation, see snapshots from around the Garden State.
Gov. Chris Christie has responded with indifference to questions about whether he's interested in being a vice presidential candidate. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, his polling numbers have dropped slightly. Flickr/forwardstl
Michael Aron for NJ Today  |  October 29, 2012 3:56 PM | Comments
State Police Superintendant Rick Fuentes said the Raritan River basin was a bigger worry than the Passaic River basin. VIDEO
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