Superstorm Sandy: The Long Road Back - Synopsis
By: News 12 Staff Oct 26, 2014, 9:12am Updated on: Oct 26, 2014
PART 1: Sunday, Oct. 26Still Not HomeLong Island families are still displaced from Superstorm Sandy. Why haven't they received the help they need? We press state and federal officials for answers.
PART 2: Monday, Oct. 27 Protecting the PowerA look at the steps PSEG Long Island has taken to harden the Island's electric grid since Sandy. Will they be enough to prevent weeks without power if another superstorm strikes? And will Long Islanders get better information about the progress of repairs?
PART 3: Tuesday, Oct. 28Keeping the Fuel FlowingCould another major storm bring a return of those long, long gas lines?
Drew Scott looks at the root causes of the Superstorm Sandy gas crunch and highlights what has and has NOT been done to prevent it from happening again.
PART 4: Wednesday, Oct. 29Stopping The SurgeA Newsday review shows most of the money intended to harden communities against future storms is going to projects that will not actually keep floodwaters out of our neighborhoods. Stone talks to local, state and federal officials and municipal planners to see why the rebuilding went in that direction and what is best for the Island.