Sandy-stricken Salty Paw gets space on Pier 17 Businesses

Sandy-stricken Salty Paw gets space on Pier 17

FEMA extends deadline to apply for federal assistance Financial

FEMA extends deadline to apply for federal assistance

We should insist on a storm surge barrier study Guest Editorial

We should insist on a storm surge barrier study

Free small business legal clinic for Sandy-related issues Legal

Free small business legal clinic for Sandy-related issues

Luke’s Lobster reopens in Financial District

Luke’s Lobster reopens in Financial District BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER | Just down South William Street from Delmonico’s restaurant where lobster Newberg (lobster, butter, cream, sherry, cognac,…

Sandy-stricken Salty Paw gets space on Pier 17

Sandy-stricken Salty Paw gets space on Pier 17

BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER | Things are looking up for Amanda Byron Zink, whose pet boutique and grooming business at 38 Peck Slip was trashed by Superstorm Sandy. Still displaced from her original location, as of April 13 she now has a pop-up shop at the…

Howard Hughes Corp. promises ‘hip’ Seaport for the summer

Howard Hughes Corp. promises ‘hip’ Seaport for the summer

BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER | With many buildings in the South Street Seaport still shuttered because of Superstorm Sandy damage, the Howard Hughes Corp., which has a 60-year lease on parts of the Seaport, has summer plans to spike Fulton and Front Streets with razzle-dazzle. For…

Disaster aid doesn’t affect Social Security or Medicare benefits

Disaster aid doesn’t affect Social Security or Medicare benefits

People who receive federal disaster assistance because of Superstorm Sandy will not have to pay additional income taxes or see any reduction in their Social Security checks or other federal benefits. Disaster assistance does not count as income. The assistance may consist of grants for…

FEMA extends deadline to apply for federal assistance

FEMA extends deadline to apply for federal assistance

BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER | New Yorkers who haven’t yet filed with FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) for grants or loans to help recover from Sandy damage now have an extra month in which to file. The deadline, previously Feb. 27, has been extended…

We should insist on a storm surge barrier study

We should insist on a storm surge barrier study

BY ROBERT TRENTLYON | Now is the time to insist that a study of storm surge barriers be undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers. The Army Corps must be consulted; nothing will get done without its concurrence. The $51 billion that has been authorized by…