NYC mayor announces $108M for storm-hit project

Published September 5, 2014 8:21pm ET



NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two years after Superstorm Sandy struck, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that a storm-damaged Brooklyn housing project will get $108 million in federal relief, and said he expects Sandy funds to flow to other public housing developments as well.

“This is a model that we know will help us in at least 15 other major NYCHA developments,” de Blasio said at the Coney Island Houses, referring to the New York City Housing Authority.

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