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‘We’re being avoided,’ says Hurricane Sandy survivor

A Staten Island woman who lost her home to Hurricane Sandy describes her ordeal of trying to get help rebuilding in the wake of the storm.Full story

Brood II Cicadas Now Bugging New Yorkers

The 17-year-old sex-crazed cicadas of Brood II have started to stir in Staten Island. Full story

Sandy victims battle bitter cold

  More than 400 residences in Staten Island still don’t have electricity because their homes are too damaged, and many are taking refuge in warming tents. NBC’s Katy Tur reports.

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  Rep. Grimm: We 'can't get into gridlock' over Sandy Aid

Rep. Michael Grimm, a Republican who represents Staten Island, has been lobbying his House colleagues to support the Sandy relief aid bill up for a vote today. The House is taking up the Sandy relief bill but some fiscal conservatives voice concern over how to pay for it.

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