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NYC to change maligned Sandy rebuilding program

By Meghan Barr
Published April 17, 2014 8:21pm ET
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NYC to change maligned Sandy rebuilding program
FILE- In this April 11, 2013, file photo, a home in the process of being raised is seen in the Broad Channel section of Queens, New York. About 24,000 families have signed up for New York City's Build-It-Back program, which will help pay for repairs, elevate their homes and reimburse them for repairs that have already completed on the damage left behind by Superstorm Sandy. On Thursday, April 17, 2014, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced changes to the program. Criticizing the program as "overly complex," de Blasio said that the city will reform the program by providing financial relief to homeowners and engaging local communities in the rebuilding process. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) | Seth Wenig

NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a sweeping report Thursday that examined New York City’s recovery progress from Superstorm Sandy and promised to reform a much-maligned program that was supposed to rebuild wrecked homes.

Speaking to about 50 homeowners, officials and community leaders in a storm-battered Staten Island neighborhood, the mayor said the city is aiming to start rebuilding an ambitious 500 homes through its federally funded Build-It-Back program by the end of the summer. Only nine homes are currently under construction, none of which have been fully rebuilt.

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