Articles tagged “sandy”

Ground Transport

Amtrak Invests $86 Million to Improve Repairs in Four NYC Train Tunnels

Problems with the tunnels impact hundreds of thousands of local commuters as well as those visitors that head east during the summer. The improvements are one step towards improving the city's overall transit infrastructure.

Frank Eltman, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Airlines

Sandy blamed for Atlantic City’s drop in visitors in early 2013

Visitor flow slowed from January to April as the region rebuilt itself, in some cases from the ground up, and the state highlighted that work in a heavily funded ad campaign that boosted visitor numbers for Memorial Day.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

Brand new look unveiled at New York City’s public beaches

Destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy provided the perfect opportunity to bring NYC’s outdoor spaces under a unified brand, which has the added benefit of highlighting the city’s presence far away from crowded streets and traffic jams.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Obama to visit Jersey Shore, topping off beaches’ post-Sandy tourism push

New Jersey Governor Christie is courting everyone from Prince Harry to President Obama in the days before the state's anticipated summer season begins to prove the shore is open for tourism and increase the governor's chances of re-election this fall.

Margaret Talev and Terrence Dopp, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Tourism

Rhode Island beaches rush to finish Hurricane Sandy repairs before summer

The official start of the summer season will either signal a victory for businesses that have completed the necessary repairs, or a defeat for those still struggling to overcome the destruction caused by Sandy.

David Klepper, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Tourism

Sandy-ravaged Jersey shore tourism is hoping for a Prince Harry bump

Angela Delli Santi, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Tourism

New Jersey spending three times usual to get tourists this summer, post-Sandy

Jennifer Bodgan, Press of Atlantic City | 11 years ago

Tourism

New York Aquarium to partially reopen in May after 7 months of Sandy repairs

The impact of Hurricane Sandy is still sorely felt by some of New York’s greatest attractions; however, the storm forced the institutions into renovating making them better prepared to survive in the future.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Tourism

New Jersey tourism had record year in 2012 even with Hurricane Sandy

New Jersey will likely see a big boost in 2013 as well as regional visitors flood into the state in an effort to give it a boost.

Hoa Nguyen, The Press of Atlantic City | 11 years ago

Tourism

Statue of Liberty, closed since Sandy, to reopen before July 4th

Deepti Haleja, Associated Press | 11 years ago