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Water, fire, destruction: NYC after the superstorm

Water, fire, destruction: NYC after the superstorm
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The massive storm that pummeled the East killed 10 people in New York City and left the nation's largest city eerily quiet Tuesday, with no running trains, a darkened business district and neighborhoods under water. It was "

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit,

Tiny NYC beachfront burns in floodwaters

Tiny NYC beachfront burns in floodwaters
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A tiny beachfront neighborhood told to evacuate before Sandy hit New York burned down as it was inundated by floodwaters, transforming a quaint corner of the Rockaways into a smoke-filled debris field. By Tuesday morning, charred foundations

Coastal areas bear brunt of Sandy's damaging wrath

Coastal areas bear brunt of Sandy's damaging wrath
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A string of New Jersey's barrier islands got cut off from the mainland by storm surges. Crashing waves shattered part of a landmark fishing pier in Maryland. And dangerous winds forced the busy port in Portland,

Power out at NYC hospital; 200 patients evacuate

Power out at NYC hospital; 200 patients evacuate
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
NEW YORK (AP) - A backup generator failed at a New York City hospital Monday night, forcing it to move out more than 200 patients, including 20 babies from neonatal intensive care. Dozens of ambulances lined up around the block outside New York University Tisch Hospital as doctors and nurses began

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit,

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit,

Hurricane Sandy shuts stock trading for 2 days

Hurricane Sandy shuts stock trading for 2 days
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By BERNARD CONDONAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Remember when President Grover Cleveland ran for a second consecutive term, Jack the Ripper spread terror in London and Kaiser Wilhelm II became German emperor? Yes, it's been that long. On Monday, shortly after midday, the New York Stock

Superstorm Sandy takes aim at Atlantic coast

Superstorm Sandy takes aim at Atlantic coast
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By ERIN McCLAM and KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A furious Hurricane Sandy began the westward lurch that forecasters feared and took dead aim at New Jersey and Delaware on Monday, washing away part of the Atlantic City boardwalk, putting the presidential campaign on hold

Sandy unlikely to damage US economy, analysts say

Sandy unlikely to damage US economy, analysts say
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Airlines have canceled thousands of flights, stranding travelers around the globe. Insurers are bracing for possible damages of $5 billion. Retailers face shrunken sales. Hurricane Sandy took dead aim at New