Sentence examples for sandy city from inspiring English sources

After days of intensifying pressure from runners, politicians and the general public to call off the New York City Marathon in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, city officials and the event's organizers decided Friday afternoon to cancel the race.

AS my home city of New York recovers from Superstorm Sandy, city leaders across the world are asking how their city would respond to a similar event and examining their resilience to extreme weather patterns.

In "After Days of Pressure, Marathon Is Off," Ken Belson writes: After days of intensifying pressure from runners, politicians and the general public to call off the New York City Marathon in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, city officials and the event's organizers decided Friday afternoon to cancel the race.

Spectators are encouraged to bring a picnic, and one side of the field is given over to those who want to set up a gazebo, stoke up a barbeque or just spread out a rug and enjoy one of the largest expanses of grass this sandy city has to offer.

However, that is exactly the direction this southern, sandy city is going.

Within the camp – a sandy city of round tukul huts, mud-brick walls and winding alleyways – there are 49,169 children (21,008 boys & 28,161 girls) school-age children (4-17 years).

Prior to Sandy, the City of Long Beach distributed over 19,000 sandbags to residents, says Kari Mollet, Assistant City Manager of Operations for the City of Long Beach, while also updating its website to keep people up-to-date with the latest information.

Citing the disruption of Hurricane Sandy, the city's Department of Education announced on Friday that it would extend by one week the deadline for students applying to high school.

In advance of Hurricane Sandy this past weekend, city officials initially announced a voluntary evacuation for residents on the ground floor, then instituted a mandatory evacuation later Sunday afternoon, leading some to criticize mixed messaging about the dangers.

Such a pattern makes the decision by New York City's current mayor, the independent Michael Bloomberg, to discourage President Obama from visiting the Sandy-ravaged city all the more curious.

But much of that good will was swept away after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the city.