New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Thursday that he endorses President Barrack Obama in the upcoming presidential elections of 2012 because he feels Obama's environmental policies will be more effective in curbing global warming.
Major New York LaGuardia Airport reopened Thursday four days after major hurricane Sandy. New York's other major airport John F. Kennedy, and New Jersey's Newark Airport reopened Wednesday, but due to excessive flooding LaGuardia remained closed for an extra day.
Barbour County House of Delegates candidate John Rose was killed on Tuesday when a tree struck him and killed him on the spot during a snowstorm in the region caused by hurricane Sandy.
Three days after the NYC subway transit was closed due to damage by hurricane Sandy, the MTA has restored 14 of the city's 23 lines- but only partially.
