Two places that got hit particularly hard during Hurricane Sandy were LIC and the Rockaways. Breezy Point was particularly hard hit (it is located on the west side of the Rockaway peninsula, and the ...

(CBS News) BREEZY POINT, N.Y. -- Seventy-one-year-old Breezy Point, N.Y., resident Marie Loprestie is digging through what's left of 7 Gotham Lane -- her home of 34 years. She's looking for something ...

BREEZY POINT, N.Y. -- A wife’s handmade pottery jars, a son’s metal fire truck, a father’s golf clubs. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

BREEZY POINT -- A multimillion-dollar request to the federal government for a grant to build a dune system and other coastal protections for a Queens neighborhood that lost 355 homes to fire and ...

On a sunny October morning, as a soft Atlantic breeze wafts over the sand, George Donley stands outside his beloved Breezy Point home. Everywhere he looks on this gorgeous day, the 68-year-old ...

NEW YORK – Last year was a tough one, but all things considered, Richard Cannon, a New York City firefighter with roots to Ireland, says the luck of the Irish has been on his side. After all, it was ...

Residents of one of the New York City communities most devastated by Hurricane Sandy can't get their rebuilding efforts off the ground, and the finger is being pointed at the city. The neighborhood of ...

Dozens of families returned to the tight-knit community of Breezy Point on the western edge of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens on Wednesday to assess the damage. They were confronted with scenes of ...

Two locals became the face of Breezy Point's destruction after superstorm Sandy, and the fire the storm sparked, ravaged the small town. Now, Morning Joe revisits the pair and the community still in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK — Superstorm Sandy caused one of the worst residential fires in New York City history, a blaze that burned unchecked for ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- During Superstorm Sandy on the night of Oct. 29, 2012, more than 130 homes were wiped out by a horrific fire in Breezy Point, Queens. Two years later, CBS 2's Cindy Hsu ...

Runners gathered Saturday morning in Breezy Point to race for a cause. The 16th annual Breezy Point 5k took off at 9:00AM, and 15 minutes later the first racer would cross the finish line. Stevie ...