Superstorm Sandy inflicted havoc and heartache throughout the Northeast, hitting the Big Apple and its surrounding coastal towns hard.

You were born free by accident. You live free by choice. To die free is your responsibility.

The preparations are what they are. We're here. The storm is coming. We are as best prepared as we can be as the eye of the storm approaches.

They went into stores to get food to stay alive. Looting isn't the right word. I call it survival.

During the aftermath of Katrina, National Guard troops were positioned on every block to establish a sense of safety and source of help for the people in need. They did not leave communities until people were safe and sound.

You can't vote that water out of the city of New Orleans.

You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property.