And during Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Sandy, it was Griffiss International Airport that served as a staging area for relief efforts.

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The tidal surges associated with superstorm Sandy and Tropical Storm Irene stirred up mud that killed his shellfish.

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State records show that the New York Disaster Preparedness Commission the state's main emergency-planning entity for 35 years had met once during Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tenure and didn't meet at all during the 14 months between Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011 and Sandy.

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