Disaster Relief

Senate Finally Approves $50.5 Billion in Sandy Relief

The Senate has approved a $50.5 billion measure to benefit Superstorm Sandy victims. Even though the storm hit three months ago, relief funding has been delayed by conservative senators' concerns about raising the already-scary national debt. As we told you earlier this month, some residents in ar ... More >>

Damn You Congress For Making Gov. Christie Look Utterly Logical and Completely Admirable

First and foremost, screw Congress for delaying its vote on the proposed Hurricane Sandy relief bill. Secondly, and far from foremost, screw Congress for continuing to make N.J. Gov. Chris Christie universally admirable . Past love or disdain for Christie aside, the governor has displayed guts and ... More >>

'The Concert for Sandy Relief'

Amazon Hurricane Registry Organizes About $75K In Donations -- No Thanks To Amazon

A group of do-gooders have come up with a rather ingenious way to get the victims of Hurricane Sandy the supplies they need to help rebuild their communities after last week's freakish "Frankenstorm" destroyed large sections of Long Island, Staten Island, and Queens: an Amazon wedding registry for h ... More >>

Sandy, Occupy, and the City's Failures

A Storm of Controversy

NY GOP: Andrew Cuomo's Election Day Executive Order Disenfranchises Upstate Hurricane Relief Workers

Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order allowing residents of "federally-declared disaster counties" to vote at any polling place they want.Included in the governor's order are relief workers who "reside in one of the federally declared disaster counties."Problem is, not all the r ... More >>

Devastation and a Sense of Abandonment in the Rockaways

It's difficult to communicate the destruction wreaked on the Rockaways by last week's storm, except to say that it is almost certainly far worse than you have imagined. The storm surge of Hurricane Sandy washed clear over the Rockaway spit, running six feet deep and more in places, pushing the beac ... More >>

'Concert for Bangladesh Revisited'

Helicopter Has Crashed in the East River Bearing Five Passengers [Updated]

According to reports, a helicopter has gone down in the East River. NYPD divers have rescued four people and one is reportedly unconscious -- we haven't heard reports of the fifth person's status. Police spokesman Paul Browne told the AP that the private Bell 206 helicopter plunged into the river of ... More >>

Daniel Bobis, Missing Long Island Surfer, Found Dead in Indonesia

​Sad news: Daniel Bobis, the 32-year-old Long Island high school math teacher and surf coach who went missing this weekend while surfing in Indonesia, has been found dead. The Facebook page dedicated to alerting attention to the search and rescue efforts has now become a memorial page, with hu ... More >>

TO JAPAN, WITH LOVE

An all-Brooklyn benefit for disaster relief

SONIC RELIEF

Two benefits for Japan draw marquee names

A Musical Guide to Japan Benefits and Valiantly Intentioned Fundraising Efforts, Featuring Thrill Jockey and Rebecca Black

​"I've been inspired by Japan for many years and have a true love, appreciation and respect for the Japanese people and their culture," said early American-adopter and purveyor of Japan's Harajuku girl style, Gwen Stefani. "The disaster in Japan is beyond heartbreaking and I want to do anythin ... More >>

Eat and Drink for Japan

​Tonight from 6 to 8 p.m., 100 percent of proceeds at Mehtaphor will go to the Japanese Red Cross to benefit disaster efforts in Japan. But even if you can't make it to the restaurant, there are other places where you can put your appetites to more philanthropic use.

What Is the Red Cross Doing With Your Donations to Japan?

​Earlier today we were asked some questions about how organizations like the Red Cross are dealing with donations received for Japan. Specifically, how long do those text donations take to reach aid organizations? Are donations even reaching Japan, and will they? Gizmodo addressed the question ... More >>

Japan Quake Death Toll Could Rise to 1300; Nuclear Plant Explosion Causes Radiation Leak, Fear of Meltdown

Reuters via NYT​The death toll from yesterday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan could rise to more than 1300, government officials told Japanese news media. CNN is reporting that the number of deaths is 900 and is expected to rise. Half the population of one town, Minamisanr ... More >>

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'A Night of Haitian Rara'

RESCUE HAITI

Laughing for a good cause

What's Happening This Week: More Help for Haiti; A Glimpse into SHO Shaun Hergatt

Our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Drink Coffee/Help Haiti 'wichcraft January 25 It's been close to two weeks since devastation gripped Haiti, and the relief efforts are still rolling in. 'wichcraft has teamed up wit ... More >>

Hope for Haiti raises $58 million

HeraldScotland​Friday's telethon for disaster relief in Haiti raised $58 million dollars as of Saturday, according to organizers, who say that they haven't counted all the donations yet. The total also doesn't include money from iTunes sales of the concert ($2.99, by the way, and totally worth ... More >>

More On Wyclef Jean and His Charity, Yele Haiti

So over the long weekend, Wyclef Jean gave both a press conference and a personal statement via YouTube, defending his foundation, Yele Haiti, and the fundraising it did in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Haiti last Tuesday. In the video statement, Jean said he was "disgusted" with the ... More >>

On January 24, Eat for Haiti

​In the immediate wake of last Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti, Ilili chef-owner Philippe Massoud put out the call for his fellow restaurateurs to come together to raise money to help relief efforts in the devastated country. Now, less than a week later, an impressive roster of Massoud's colleag ... More >>

NYU Students Who Went to Haiti Rescued; New Yorkers Send Relief

​As Tom Robbins observes, Haiti is the only story, albeit with some local angles. Now it is reported that two NYU doctoral candidates, Nathalie Pierre and Greg Childs, who had gone to Haiti before the quake and were reported missing, have been found alive and well in the Dominican Republic. ... More >>

A Guide to Restaurants Where Your Meal Will Benefit Haiti

As the weekend begins and reservation systems start to clog up, consider patronizing one of the growing number of establishments who are donating some of their profits to Haitian relief efforts both this weekend and during the following week.

Protesters Hit Scientologists' 9/11 Role

Pacifism Fails in the Face of Sovereign Evil

If the U.N. won't act on its own mandate, then we should use force to combat immutable evil

Dying for Help

East Asia, Exposed

Never one to blink, documentarian Ellen Bruno continues her mission

Getting Fat

It's Mardi Gras, New York: Where are you?

Barricading the Storm

Why the White House Won't Release Its Katrina Papers

Relief at the Point of a Gun

Relax, y'all: It's butter and bullets for big security firms in New Orleans

U.S. War Profiteers Forced to Cool Their Jets

Rita and Weep

Texas, home to the country's largest refineries, has yet to be declared a disaster area by Bush

Bloomy Too Calm After the Storm?

George Bush, Katrina Is Calling

President fiddles around as people die

Sea Change

In Sri Lanka, mothers' breasts ache for phantom children. What will it take to rebuild?

A Tsunami of Greed

As the poor of Asia count their dead, Wall Street basks in riches

And a Puppet Shall Lead Them

Turn the Other Sheikh

Using the New, Improved Sermon Tank

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Low-Budget Movies

Park City Real-Life Consumer Guide

Working-Class Heroes

Towering Losses, Towering Deeds