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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Mon Jun 3, 2013, 04:31 PM Jun 2013

Bloomberg announces new effort on Hurricane Sandy repairs in New York City

AP

NEW YORK -- Officials say about 20,000 New York homes are still in critical need of repair seven months after Superstorm Sandy.

Mayor Michael Blomberg announced a new effort Monday to help homeowners, renters and landlords.

Those eligible for the so-called NYC Build It Back program can turn to an individual recovery specialist for repairing, rebuilding - or even getting reimbursed for work already done.

The program is funded with $648 million in federal disaster recovery funds passed by Congress.

Read more and video at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9125752

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