The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance for damage from Sandy is Monday, January 28. And many who have already applied are frustrated with the results.  Yisroel Schulman, co-founder, president, and attorney at large at the New York Legal Assistance Group, gives an update and answers your questions.

We will be checking in with local communities and discussing how the FEMA aid should be distributed throughout their neighborhoods.  Domenic Recchia, City Councilman for the 47th district, Dawn Zimmer, mayor of Hoboken, and Jack Schnirman, city manager of Long Beach, Long Island, will each talk about what the approval of FEMA aid for Sandy recovery will mean in their communities.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave his annual State of the State address yesterday. WNYC's Bob Hennelly discusses how Christie addressed the policy response to Sandy, and kicked off his 2013 re-election campaign.

Dan Jacobson, publisher of TriCityNews and the Asbury Park Sun, Pastor Sony Augustine, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Asbury Park, and Marilyn Schlossbach, restaurateur and owner of Asbury Park's Langosta Lounge, discuss the Jersey Shore town's recovery in the weeks since Sandy.

Tonight's 12/12/12 Sandy benefit at Madison Square Garden is being called the biggest music event ever. Christopher John Farley of the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog discusses the star-studded lineup. Plus, Bill Werde, Billboard Editorial Director, discusses the economics of a large benefit concert, and the effect of scalping.

Robert Doar, administrator and commissioner of the New York City Human Resources Administration and Department of Social Services talks about D-SNAP, a program that provides additional food stamp assistance available for New Yorkers in storm-damaged zip codes. Doar explains who qualifies, as well as when and how to apply.

Chef Monica Byrne, partner of the Red Hook based home/made restaurant and Roquette Catering, and one of the founders of Restore Red Hook, will be joined by Wally Bazemore, long-time community activist and resident of Red Hook Houses, and David Sharps, president of The Waterfront Museum and captain of the Lehigh Valley barge, to give us an update on Red Hook post-Sandy.

The sluggish response to power outages during Sandy by the Long Island Power Authority has renewed criticism of the entity whose 10 civilian board members are mostly appointees with Albany connections and little to no experience running a utility.

John Rhea, NYCHA Chairman, talks about recovery efforts for the thousands of public housing units still without hot water, power or heat.

Gus Garcia-Roberts, Newsday reporter, discusses the ongoing power outages on Long Island and discusses charges by Governor Cuomo and others that energy provider LIPA is failing to meet the recovery needs there. 

WNYC’s Bob Hennelly and WNYC reporter and SchoolBook contributor Beth Fertig provide information for students in NYC and NJ who are attending different schools after being displaced by Sandy.

Interested in helping with Sandy recovery but don't know where to start? Steve Streicher, Communications Director for New York Cares, and Sherry Lynn Fazio, Senior Director of External Affairs for Jersey Cares, discuss volunteering opportunities this weekend, and the role of private vs. government help for those recovering from Sandy.

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Eric Lipton, Washington correspondent for The New York Times, discusses the government effort to provide housing assistance for those displaced by Sandy. Then, WNYC reporter Cindy Rodriguez talks about local aid for the displaced. 

J. Robert Hunter, director of Insurance for the Consumer Federation of America and former federal insurance administrator under Presidents Ford Carter, talks about how the insurance industry is reacting to the damage from Sandy and answers insurance questions from listeners.

New York's attorney general Eric Schneiderman talks about how to avoid scams and price gouging after the storm.

Seth Pinsky, president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and Rob Walsh, Commissioner of the Department of Small Business Services, take calls and offer advice for small businesses dealing with Sandy's aftermath.