Mayor, Candidates Warn That Gov't Shutdown May Impact City's Sandy Recovery

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By: Josh Robin

Nearly a year after Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the mayoral candidates are warning that gridlock in the nation's capital threatens to delay projects that aim to make the city safer here in future storms. NY1's Josh Robin filed the following report.

One house livable, the ones beside it still knocked out from last October's storm. It's a sign of how fragile parts of the city remain, and how they may remain, with Hurricane Sandy recovery plans caught up in the government shutdown.

"Washington's gridlock is doing real harm to our nation's economy, and if they don't get their acts together soon, New York City families, especially those who endured the worst from Hurricane Sandy, will feel real pain," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

It's a sentiment that unites Bloomberg's would-be successors.

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