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The head of NY Rising says Sandy victims still waiting for federal aid money should be getting checks soon so they can rebuild their homes.

Jon Kaiman, the head of NY Rising, says about $98 million in aid has been given out to homeowners. However, most of the money has gone to reimburse people who have already rebuilt their homes, while there are many Sandy-damaged houses waiting to start repairs.

Kaiman says NY Rising is now working on getting money to people waiting to rebuild, but that it has to get approval for the money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Kaiman says he hopes people will be able to start receiving money in the coming weeks.

"NY Rising is treating everyone the same," said Kaiman. "We're prepared to get that money out...There are different types of verifications that need to take place from HUD's standpoint."

A HUD spokesperson says it wants to get money out as quickly as possible, but there are legal and environmental requirements.

The spokesperson did not elaborate on what those requirements include.

The head of NY Rising says Sandy victims still waiting for federal aid money should be getting checks soon so they can rebuild their homes.    Jon Kaiman, the head of NY Rising, says about $98 million

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Drivers out there, I will say one thing when people are going way below the speed limit, that's a problem that to me I think is you got to go with the flow. Exactly. Exactly. Today was such a beautiful day, wasn't it? And it felt warm. Normally the forties aren't warm, but after the cold snap, it was just really great and we have more mild weather ahead. But you can see on this map we have some changes too. Now, most of tomorrow is going to be dry, will kick your Friday off with some sunshine. But by the late afternoon and evening, we are tracking some rain. So after four o'clock, a batch of showers will come through moving pretty quick. And by 910 o'clock, the rain is out. It will be a dry start to the weekend, but we are going to see more clouds around the next few days. Tomorrow morning, 6 a.m. 42 it's not as cold. You see the clouds coming in two o'clock up to 50 degrees. There's that mild feel. And by six to eight o'clock in Long Beach, we have some showers. By 9, 10 o'clock, the rain is out. So in the morning, you see that clear weather that mild feel in the afternoon with the fifties but the clouds are moving in west southwest wind. Six o'clock, there's some of that rain from Hempstead to Bay Shore Fire Island light showers from Riverhead to Bridge Hampton. And by nine o'clock it's gone. So just a fast moving front rolling through at night, no problems and still mild for the weekend. So Saturday will be partly sunny to mostly cloudy. A little bit unsettled but no rain. Those scattered showers will return on Sunday looks like we might see some sprinkles in the morning. A heavier batch come through at night. But early next week it is turning drier. So fifties for the weekend showers ending Monday morning, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday next week looking pretty good. Cool with temps in the forties.

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NY Rising's Jon Kaiman: Money for Sandy victims is on the way