Lines Abound in NY, NJ, as Resources Run Low
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As residents of New York and New Jersey await recovery in the wake of Superstorm Sandy they are finding that, more often than not, they need to wait in line.The needs may be power, gas, pay phones or public trans…
New Jersey Boy Jon Bon Jovi Says Hurricane Sandy Destruction Is ‘Like Armageddon’
Paul Zimmerman/WireImage(LONDON) — Jon Bon Jovi was supposed to do a European promotional tour to promote Bon Jovi’s upcoming album, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, he’s chartered a private jet and returned home to his family. Jon told the B…
Superstorm Sandy: Overwhelmed Transit Systems Latest Sandy Woe
STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Northeast struggled to get back on its feet Thursday following the wallop it took from Sandy. But the region was hampered by miles-long lines at the few gas stations that had power, an overwhelmed mass…
Hoboken, NJ, Residents Spend Another Night Out in the Cold
Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg via Getty Images(HOBOKEN, N.J.) — As daylight faded in Hoboken, N.J., Wednesday, stranded residents prepared for another long, cold night.With the power still out, the only lights that could be seen were those of fire trucks,…
Superstorm Sandy: Governors Use Twitter to Help Save Lives
@GovChristie/Twitter(WASHINGTON) — In past weather emergencies, Americans have tuned in to radios and televisions to get information on how to handle disasters, but with Hurricane Sandy, some governors used Twitter as a new way to reach their citizens…
New Jerseyans Enduring Long Lines to Fill Up at Gas Stations
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Those in New Jersey too young to remember the 1970s were still doomed to repeat one of the worst periods of that decade: long lines for gasoline.With many filling stations rendered inoperable due to power out…
Gas Fires Still Burning in New Jersey, Where Threat Remains of Possible Explosion
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — On the long and slender stretch of New Jersey barrier beaches that includes Brick Township, the hiss of gas seems to be heard everywhere. And between gas fires and the ocean surge, dozens of homes …
In Flooded Hoboken, NJ, National Guard Rescues Stranded Residents
Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg via Getty Images(HOBOKEN, N.J.) — Across the Hudson River from storm-battered New York City, residents in Hoboken, N.J., waded through near waist-high water with their children and their belongings.”Our basement got completel…
In Flooded Hoboken, NJ, National Guard Rescues Stranded Residents
Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg via Getty Images(HOBOKEN, N.J.) — Across the Hudson River from storm-battered New York City, residents in Hoboken, N.J., waded through near waist-high water with their children and their belongings.”Our basement got completel…
Gas Fires Still Burning in New Jersey, Where Threat Remains of Possible Explosion
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — On the long and slender stretch of New Jersey barrier beaches that includes Brick Township, the hiss of gas seems to be heard everywhere. And between gas fires and the ocean surge, dozens of homes …
President Obama, NJ Gov. Chris Christie Tour Superstorm Sandy’s Devastation
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(BRIGANTINE, N.J.) — President Obama surveyed the devastation wreaked by the superstorm Sandy Wednesday with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in what both men said was a non-political event. But it was a powerful image of bip…
President Obama, NJ Gov. Chris Christie Tour Superstorm Sandy’s Devastation
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(BRIGANTINE, N.J.) — President Obama surveyed the devastation wreaked by the superstorm Sandy Wednesday with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in what both men said was a non-political event. But it was a powerful image of bip…
Gov. Chris Christie Vows NJ Will Rebuild After Superstorm Sandy
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Residents along the East Coast are beginning to pick up the pieces after deadly superstorm Sandy devastated the most densely populated region in the country, with New Jersey experiencing “unthinkable” damage to its …
Gov. Chris Christie Vows NJ Will Rebuild After Superstorm Sandy
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Residents along the East Coast are beginning to pick up the pieces after deadly superstorm Sandy devastated the most densely populated region in the country, with New Jersey experiencing “unthinkable” damage to its …
Gov. Chris Christie Vows NJ Will Rebuild After Superstorm Sandy
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Residents along the East Coast are beginning to pick up the pieces after deadly superstorm Sandy devastated the most densely populated region in the country, with New Jersey experiencing “unthinkable” damage to its …
Gov. Chris Christie Vows NJ Will Rebuild After Superstorm Sandy
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Residents along the East Coast are beginning to pick up the pieces after deadly superstorm Sandy devastated the most densely populated region in the country, with New Jersey experiencing “unthinkable” damage to its …
Superstorm Sandy: East Coast Residents Head Back to Everyday Life
Andrew Burton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With superstorm Sandy now in the history books as one of the most devastating storms to ever hit the East Coast, many states have begun to move forward and take steps toward recovery.As many on the East Coast sta…
Superstorm Sandy: East Coast Residents Head Back to Everyday Life
Andrew Burton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With superstorm Sandy now in the history books as one of the most devastating storms to ever hit the East Coast, many states have begun to move forward and take steps toward recovery.As many on the East Coast sta…
Superstorm Sandy: East Coast Residents Head Back to Everyday Life
Andrew Burton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With superstorm Sandy now in the history books as one of the most devastating storms to ever hit the East Coast, many states have begun to move forward and take steps toward recovery.As many on the East Coast sta…
Fires Rage in Storm-Ravaged New Jersey Shore Town
ABC News(MANTOLOKING, N.J.) — A New Jersey shore town that suffered severe damage during superstorm Sandy is fighting a huge fire Wednesday morning after an apparent gas-main explosion.The cut-off barrier island of Mantoloking, N.J., was beset by a la…