Feds shoulder 75 percent of storm damage

Borough President Helen Marshall expressed gratitude to President Obama for his administration’s decision to provide federal funds for the massive clean-up operation following two tornados and a macroburst that leveled parts of Queens. The city and state will be reimbursed 75 percent of the clean-up costs that have been reportedly totaled at over $27 million.
“Downed trees and power lines, uprooted sidewalks, destroyed vehicles, damaged buildings and hundreds of tons of debris, combined to provide a major challenge for our police, fire, sanitation, parks and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) agencies in the wake of the storm. Now, the majority of the cleanup costs will be reimbursed,” said Marshall.
While public funding has been approved, FEMA has yet to rule on whether individuals and businesses will receive disaster relief funds.