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Cuomo: Sandy's NY tab to hit 'staggering' $33B

Originally published: November 8, 2012 8:30 AM
Updated: November 8, 2012 4:00 PM
By KEN SCHACHTER AND TIM O'CONNOR  kenneth.schachter@cablevision.com

An insurance adjuster surveys a destroyed property on

Photo credit: Angela Gaul | An insurance adjuster surveys a destroyed property on River Road in Stony Point. He declined to give his name or the company he works for but said, "This reminds me of after [Hurricane] Katrina." (Nov. 8, 2012)

The final tab for superstorm Sandy's damages and economic losses in New York State will reach a "staggering" $33 billion, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday.

Speaking at a news conference, the governor said the overall cost of the deadly storm for the affected states is an estimated $50 billion.

"That is a staggering number, especially with the financial situation we've been in," the governor...

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