White Plains Nabs $1.2 Million in Sandy Aid

The City of White Plains has over $1.2 million dollars to add to its coffers about five months after Hurricane Sandy—funds awarded to offset the costs of rebuilding after the tempest.

The money comes from FEMA, and will reimburse the city for the debris clean-up efforts in the days and weeks after the super-storm; downed branches clogged roadways and snarled traffic after the squall.

"This funding significantly lessens the clean-up costs the city incurred as a result of superstorm Sandy," said White Plains mayor Tom Roach.

"Sandy wreaked havoc in neighborhoods in White Plains and required the city to mount a significant cleanup effort," added Congresswoman Nita Lowey. "This reimbursement for the debris cleanup will help reduce the financial burden from Sandy on the city and its taxpayers. I am pleased that this much-needed federal funding is being made available."