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The article reports that the commercial crime insurance held by the Roslyn school district on Long Island, New York, which should have protected taxpayers from the thefts committed by former business affairs administrator Pamela C. Gluckin, may not help because the insurance claim was filed too late. At first, the Board of Education decided against filing a claim or making public disclosures in order to avoid publicity. This compromised the district's ability to collect from its insurance carriers. Three of the four insurance companies have declined to pay claims.

The article offers news briefs related to gas and electric power supply in New York in November 2012. Nassau and Suffolk states on November 15 that they will stop gas rationing in the areas. Long Island Power Authority says that only 1,743 customers from Nassau and Suffolk will be supplied with electric power lost due to Hurricane Sandy. Furthermore, Red Cross continuously helping those victim of Hurricane Sandy by building temporary shelters.

The article offers information related to Long Island in New York as of November 2012. It states that Bethpage Federal Credit Union is donating its main branch as staging area for Island Harvest's annual "Turkey,Emergency Food and Relief Drive.'' It mentions that Automatic Real Estate Associates, Robin Kapner is one of 11,500 Cablevision customers in the region who still have no cable, land line telephone or Internet. Moreover, trains started operating at Long Island Rail Road.

The article reports on the restoration of electrical power in Long Island, N.Y. According to the Long Island Power Authority, electric power has been restored to 9,500 customers in Nassau County and 2,400 in Suffolk County and acknowledged the 8, 000 customers that requires electric repairs or inspections. It mentions the restorations of power on all school and that 99 percent of service sites in the tristate area, including Long Island and Connecticut have been already restored.

The article focuses on the storm recovery of Long Island, New York. It says that the Long Island Power Authority reported on November 12, 2012, that it had reduced the number of customers without power to 30,000 in Suffolk and Nassau counties. It states that hundreds of animals including cats, dogs, and rabbits that affected by the hurricane were accommodated at the Mitchel Field Gymnasium. Moreover, the Long Island Rail Road's outage map shows a lighter modified of schedule for the commuters.

The article offers several information related to public utilities in New York. It states that the Long Island Rail Road in New York announced the 70% resume of its normal weekday schedule and daily service. It mentions that Long Island Power Authority has reported that it had a reduced number of customers waiting for the power restoration which includes the residents of the Suffolk County and Nassau County.

The article offers news briefs on environment in Long Island, New York and Connecticut in November 2012. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced on November 10 that the state is open to activities such as hunting. Long Island Power Authority's website shows that there were around 100,000 customers who have no electric power. Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy projects on November 9 that many homeowners will seek federal disaster assistance due to Hurricane Sandy.

The article offers news brief on Hurricane Sandy in the U.S. in 2012. According to Vanessa Baird-Streeter, a government official in Long Island, New York mentions that they do not have a good statistics on the homes that were destroyed by the hurricane. Mitch Gross of the Connecticut Light and Power Co. said that electric power in most houses in Connecticut were restored. Moreover, Long Island Rail Road Co. trains will be on a regular weekend schedule

The article offers information on the state and recovery of Long Island, New York from the Hurricane Sandy damage as of November 9, 2012. It states that the Red Cross provides meals to people from affected parts of Long Island through a temporary kitchen in Deer Park. It says that over 14,000 workers are working to restore power, as approximately 210,000 customers were still have electricity. It adds that an estimated 1,100 people were still have no homes according to Craig Cooper of Red Cross.