Sentences with phrase «slow hurricane recovery efforts»

Rep. Michael Grimm, who represents parts of Brooklyn and Staten Island, called the Verrazano Bridge toll hike an «outrage» and warned it would hurt Staten Island's economy and slow hurricane recovery efforts.

Thousands of Puerto Ricans are marching to protest pension cuts, school closures and slow hurricane recovery efforts as anger grows across the U.S. territory over looming austerity measures.