A.G. RELEASES REPORT RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW CHARITIES ARE SPENDING HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN SANDY DOLLARS

A.G. RELEASES REPORT RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW CHARITIES ARE SPENDING HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN SANDY DOLLARS

NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Wednesday released his office’s preliminary report into how charitable organizations have spent more than half a billion dollars raised in the weeks and months after Superstorm Sandy. Based on data provided by 89 charitable organizations that raised funds after the storm, at least $238 million of the […]

Possible Mortgage Relief for Sandy Victims

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced last week that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are unveiling a new mortgage relief program to protect victims of Superstorm Sandy from large spikes in their mortgage payments. Sandy victims who received forbearance will be eligible for a special mortgage relief program that allows those homeowners to lower their monthly […]

What Do SBA & FEMA Have to Offer Storm Victims?

What Do SBA & FEMA Have to Offer Storm Victims?

BY MICHAEL CAHILL If Hurricane Sandy damaged your home or business, then the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are here to help. Currently in Rockland County, there are two FEMA disaster recovery centers (DRC), one in Pomona at Provident Bank Park, and one in the Village of Piermont […]

READER ARGUES THAT GAS PRICES SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO RISE

Dear Editor, Extraordinarily long lines at the region’s gas stations are an inevitable consequence of government policy. But contrary to what many believe, it is not because politicians have not done enough. It is because they have done too much. Laws that prohibit “price gouging” rest on the assumption that both the available supply of […]

Lessons from Mother Nature

BY DIANE DIMOND At least 88 people were killed, but there was no crime. There were widespread blackouts, yet there was no systematic looting. Police departments were run ragged, but lawlessness seemed to take a vacation. This column isn’t about crime this time. It is about how, in the face of crisis, crime is replaced […]