City gets record $3B FEMA grant for Sandy repairs

New York's 33 public housing developments will get $3 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, its largest grant ever, to repair damage from Hurricane Sandy and to protect against a future storm. About 80,000 tenants will benefit from more secure lobbies in buildings equipped with better lighting, security cameras, boilers and electrical equipment, said Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was joined by U.S Sen. Charles Schumer in announcing the grant Tuesday at a housing development in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn.

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