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In the latest Innovation Trail report for WMHT's New York NOW, we returned to Prattsville, N.Y. - a small town that's still facing an enormous cleanup.

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In the wake of tropical storms Irene and Lee, nearly 57,000 New Yorkers have already applied for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The cut-off for Irene victims to apply for help from FEMA was supposed to be on Monday October 31st; for  Lee victims, the deadline was set for mid-November.

Now, at the request of New York State, people affected by both storms will have until December 15th to apply for assistance.