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Brian McEvoy
Don and Mike
Paper One
Sandy was one of the worst hurricanes New York has ever faced in its history. Considering it was a perfect storm according to news reports and meteorologists this was life changing. Much of the East Coast of the United States, in Mid-Atlantic and New England regions, had a good chance of receiving gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain and possibly snow early in the week of October 28 from an unusual hybrid of Hurricane Sandy and a winter storm.
Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo declared a statewide state of emergency and asked for a pre-disaster declaration on October 26,which President Obama signed later that day. By October 27, major carriers canceled all flights into and out of JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark-Liberty airports, and the Metro North and Long Island Rail Roads suspended service.
A total of 24 U.S. states were in some way affected by Sandy. The hurricane caused tens of billions of dollars in damage in the United States, destroyed thousands of homes, left millions without electric service, and killed at least 131 people in eight states, including 53 in New York, 37 in New Jersey, 13 in Pennsylvania, 11 in Maryland, six in West Virginia, five in Connecticut and three each in Virginia and North Carolina. This makes Sandy the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as well as the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. East coast since Hurricane Diane in 1955.
Gas shortages throughout the region led to an effort by the U.S. federal government to bring in gasoline and set up mobile truck distribution at which people could receive up to 10 gallons of gas, free of charge. This caused lines of up to 20 blocks long and was quickly suspended. On Thursday, November 8, Mayor Bloomberg announced odd-even rationing of gasoline would be in effect beginning November 9 until further notice. Looking to streamline the daunting process for homeowners of getting storm-damaged homes fixed up, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg unveiled a program Friday in which homeowners can simply register and contractors will perform and oversee the repairs, with homeowners not having to reach into their pockets. With contractors, electricians, plumbers and other tradesmen suddenly inundated with work, many homeowners have been finding it next to impossible to get workers to their houses. And though their insurers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency may eventually reimburse them, paying for the work up front is another hurdle.
At least 4.7 million public school students—about the population of Norway—stayed home Monday or will stay home Tuesday as a result of Hurricane Sandy, according to a Wall Street Journal tally. That estimate doesn't include private-school students; there may be more school closings that weren't reported to state education departments. Parents were also affected economically because they were to have to pay a baby sitter for the young ones if their workplace wasn’t closed throughout this storm.
Airlines canceled thousands more flights on Monday because of Hurricane Sandy, which also crippled rail and shipping traffic along much of the East Coast of the U.S. just as freight transporters were trying to finish moving goods ahead of the holiday shopping period.
The decision to remain closed came after concerns about the safety of staff brought into Wall Street firms to manage the lighter-than-usual volume. It’s also unknown how Arca would have managed the billions of dollars that trade daily on the NYSE with so little notice. Stopping activity on Wall Street is an unusual occurrence. It is the first time in more than a century that weather stopped activity on Wall Street for more than 24 hours. A blizzard in 1885 forced exchanges closed for two days. And more recently, the NYSE opened the day after Tropical Storm Irene’s Sunday arrival last year.
Super storm sandy greatly devastated the Northeast, mostly the tri state area. It is extremely sad how many lives have changed due to this storm. It truly changed how our local government has been preparing for different types of storms that our area may get hit by. It will always be in the minds of the people who were truly devastated by this storm.
KUSISTO, LAURA. "More Than $1 Billion in Superstorm Sandy Aid Could Leave Region." The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, 20 Apr. 2014. Web. 12 June 2014.
Sull, Michael. "Sandy Hits Coast, Floods New York." The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company N.p., 12 Nov. 2012. Web.
New York Post, comp. Sandy: A Story of Complete Devastation, Courage, and Recovery. N.p.: Triumph, 2013. Print.
Don and Mike
Paper One
Sandy was one of the worst hurricanes New York has ever faced in its history. Considering it was a perfect storm according to news reports and meteorologists this was life changing. Much of the East Coast of the United States, in Mid-Atlantic and New England regions, had a good chance of receiving gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain and possibly snow early in the week of October 28 from an unusual hybrid of Hurricane Sandy and a winter storm.
Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo declared a statewide state of emergency and asked for a pre-disaster declaration on October 26,which President Obama signed later that day. By October 27, major carriers canceled all flights into and out of JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark-Liberty airports, and the Metro North and Long Island Rail Roads suspended service.
A total of 24 U.S. states were in some way affected by Sandy. The hurricane caused tens of billions of dollars in damage in the United States, destroyed thousands of homes, left millions without electric service, and killed at least 131 people in eight states, including 53 in New York, 37 in New Jersey, 13 in Pennsylvania, 11 in Maryland, six in West Virginia, five in Connecticut and three each in Virginia and North Carolina. This makes Sandy the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as well as the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. East coast since Hurricane Diane in 1955.
Gas shortages throughout the region led to an effort by the U.S. federal government to bring in gasoline and set up mobile truck distribution at which people could receive up to 10 gallons of gas, free of charge. This caused lines of up to 20 blocks long and was quickly suspended. On Thursday, November 8, Mayor Bloomberg announced odd-even rationing of gasoline would be in effect beginning November 9 until further notice. Looking to streamline the daunting process for homeowners of getting storm-damaged homes fixed up, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg unveiled a program Friday in which homeowners can simply register and contractors will perform and oversee the repairs, with homeowners not having to reach into their pockets. With contractors, electricians, plumbers and other tradesmen suddenly inundated with work, many homeowners have been finding it next to impossible to get workers to their houses. And though their insurers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency may eventually reimburse them, paying for the work up front is another hurdle.
At least 4.7 million public school students—about the population of Norway—stayed home Monday or will stay home Tuesday as a result of Hurricane Sandy, according to a Wall Street Journal tally. That estimate doesn't include private-school students; there may be more school closings that weren't reported to state education departments. Parents were also affected economically because they were to have to pay a baby sitter for the young ones if their workplace wasn’t closed throughout this storm.
Airlines canceled thousands more flights on Monday because of Hurricane Sandy, which also crippled rail and shipping traffic along much of the East Coast of the U.S. just as freight transporters were trying to finish moving goods ahead of the holiday shopping period.
The decision to remain closed came after concerns about the safety of staff brought into Wall Street firms to manage the lighter-than-usual volume. It’s also unknown how Arca would have managed the billions of dollars that trade daily on the NYSE with so little notice. Stopping activity on Wall Street is an unusual occurrence. It is the first time in more than a century that weather stopped activity on Wall Street for more than 24 hours. A blizzard in 1885 forced exchanges closed for two days. And more recently, the NYSE opened the day after Tropical Storm Irene’s Sunday arrival last year.
Super storm sandy greatly devastated the Northeast, mostly the tri state area. It is extremely sad how many lives have changed due to this storm. It truly changed how our local government has been preparing for different types of storms that our area may get hit by. It will always be in the minds of the people who were truly devastated by this storm.
KUSISTO, LAURA. "More Than $1 Billion in Superstorm Sandy Aid Could Leave Region." The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, 20 Apr. 2014. Web. 12 June 2014.
Sull, Michael. "Sandy Hits Coast, Floods New York." The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company N.p., 12 Nov. 2012. Web.
New York Post, comp. Sandy: A Story of Complete Devastation, Courage, and Recovery. N.p.: Triumph, 2013. Print.