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Post-Sandy, Macy's Thanksgiving parade is balm for the N.Y. soul

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

When Sandy slammed the East Coast, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons, floats and costumes were spared from the devastation. And Thursday morning, New Yorkers' mood elevated along with the traditional helium-filled balloons as the parade kicked off, just as it had for more than eight decades.

 

City to Tear Down Hundreds of Storm-Hit Homes

A damaged home tilts to one side along the beach in the Belle Harbor section of the Queens, New York, in the wake of Sandy.

 

Retail sales sag as superstorm Sandy slows buying

Retail sales fell in October for the first time in three months as superstorm Sandy slammed the brakes on automobile purchases, suggesting a loss of momentum in the fourth quarter.

 

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