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Contractors repair the Rockaway Beach boardwalk in Rockaway, Queens after severe damage from Superstorm Sandy. At Thursday's New York City Council Committee on Parks and Recreation preliminary budget hearing, first deputy Parks Commissioner Liam Kavanagh said city parks were still in need of $155 million to restore them to their conditions prior to Superstorm Sandy. (Associated Press)

Parks Need More Money to Repair Sandy Damage

The Parks Department needs $155 million to restore the parks back to normal.

Two New Yorks, What's New?

Shirley Aikens, 60, president of the Carey Gardens Residents Association, testifies to the City Council about the use of temporary boilers in NYCHA public housing. (Caroline Anderson/NY City Lens)

On the Hot Seat Over Boilers

A post-Sandy “temporary” solution falls short in Red Hook and Coney Island

Caroline Anderson