Disaster_Accident

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Drivers fill-up at a station in New York on Nov. 9, 2012. Fuel shortages and distribution delays that occurred after Superstorm Sandy and a nor'easter hit the region led to gas hoarding, prompting New York City and Long Island to initiate an even-odd gas rationing plan. (Associated Press)

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“The reason is very simple: You’re going to delay relief. The quicker you do relief, the cheaper,” says Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, on why adding the cost for recovery from Superstorm Sandy to the federal deficit is a necessity. (Associated Press)

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Volunteers Chris Braistch center, huddles with National Guardsmen and fellow volunteer Zach Vorisek as they plan a route to distribute donated blankets to residents without power as a nor'easter approached in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Little Ferry, N.J. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Superstorm Sandy debris from a miniature golf course sits under snow at Jenkinson's Boardwalk, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, in Point Pleasant, N.J. The area was hit by a nor'easter Wednesday the second storm in two weeks. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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A fire-scorched landscape of Breezy Point is shown after a Nor'easter snow, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 in New York. The beachfront neighborhood was devastated during Superstorm Sandy when a fire pushed by the raging winds destroyed many homes. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Volunteers Chris Braitsch, left, Karina Ayubi unload blankets donated by the American Red Cross as a Nor'easter approaches in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Little Ferry, N.J., a town that was flooded during the storm and where some residents were still without power. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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** FILE ** A religious statue stands in the fire-scorched landscape of Breezy Point after a Nor'easter snowstorm on Nov. 8, 2012, in New York. The beachfront neighborhood was devastated during Superstorm Sandy when a fire pushed by the raging winds destroyed many homes. (Associated Press)

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Damon Rasinya carts debris Nov. 8, 2012, from his family home past the fire-scorched landscape of Breezy Point in New York after a Nor'easter snowstorm. The beachfront neighborhood was devastated during Superstorm Sandy when a fire pushed by the raging winds destroyed many homes. (Associated Press)

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Integrity Homes is building up to 300 single-family homes at Willowsford in Aldie. The Addison model has 2,986 square feet and is priced from $549,990 to $579,990.

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NVHomes is building 17 homes at Riverwood at Ferry Point, south of Mount Vernon along the Potomac River. The Clifton Park model has 4,576 square feet and is priced from $1,189,990. Homeowners association fees are $120 per quarter.

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Cars navigate Queens Boulevard during a snow storm on Nov. 7, 2012, in the Queens borough of New York. Coastal residents of New York and New Jersey faced new warnings to evacuate their homes and airlines canceled hundreds of flights as the storm arrived only a week after Superstorm Sandy left dozens dead and millions without power. (Associated Press)