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The Red Cross representative

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:41:34 +0000

The Red Cross representative was just grilled on air by phone on NY1 right now (she was tough on him.) He basically said the City government did not want them anywhere, that they sat down with the City on the planning for the storm and the City wanted to handle shelter and other needs and not have Red Cross conflicting. But that now that they have been asked to come in, they will have boots on the ground in Staten Island today; same situation in the Rockaways, they will be there ASAP now that they know they are wanted.

The buck is passed back to you, Mayor Bloomberg! What say you?

Staten Island Borough

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:32:24 +0000

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Staten Island Borough President Calls Red Cross Hurricane Relief 'An Absolute Disgrace '

By Kim Bhasin, November 1, 2012

Staten Island borough president James Molinari is absolutely livid about the lack of aid that his borough has received.

He spoke at a press conference this morning with senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.

Molinari called out the American Red Cross, calling it an "absolute disgrace" and urging people to stop donating to the nonprofit.

"My advice to the people of Staten Island is do not donate to the American Red Cross," said Molinari. "Let them get their money elsewhere."

Here's what he had to say to NBC after the presser, from BuzzFeed [....]

Above 40th Street, the

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:37:13 +0000

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Above 40th Street, the Powerless Go to Recharge

By SHARON OTTERMAN, New York Times, November 1/2, 2012

The storm has created two cities in Manhattan: one where restaurants serve hot food and warm water runs from the tap, and another where phones are dead and a shower is like a dream

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Thanks, I will be sending

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:43:38 +0000

In reply to A map so cool you will want

Thanks, I will be sending that to some Wisconsin friends and family

A tale of two New Yorks:

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:56:44 +0000

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A tale of two New Yorks: Sandy splits city but its residents band together
By Jason Farago, guardian.co.uk, October 31, 2012

While the confusion and camaraderie of lower Manhattan is like the days after 9/11, the mood remains pleasant. So far

Grover Cleveland?s

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:44:33 +0000

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Grover Cleveland’s Hurricane
By Matthew Algeo, New York Times Guest Op-Ed, Oct. 31/Nov.1, 2012

A DEVASTATING storm slams into New York City; within days, another hits the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina. The president refuses to allow the federal government to coordinate relief efforts. No, it’s not a glimpse into a future without the Federal Emergency Management Agency under a Romney administration. It’s what happened in August 1893, and the consequences of the government’s inaction offer valuable lessons today.

On Tuesday, Aug. 22, in the Atlantic Ocean, four hurricanes were swirling simultaneously, an event never before recorded, and one that would not happen again until 1998. Two would peter out, but over Wednesday night, one of the hurricanes slammed into New York City. At least 30 people were killed. A storm surge swept across southern Brooklyn and Queens, destroying virtually everything in its path. Railroad tracks near Brighton Beach were washed away, along with bath houses and sections of boardwalk.

Four days later, on Aug. 27, the last, even more powerful hurricane made landfall near Savannah, Ga., devastating coastal island communities. As many as 2,000 people were killed, many swept out to sea, never to be seen again. Corn and cotton crops were ruined, and wells were contaminated with seawater.

In the wake of these twin tragedies, however, President Grover Cleveland did nothing.

Cleveland, a Democrat and former governor of New York, opposed government .intervention in natural disasters [....]

A map so cool you will want

erica20 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:16:29 +0000

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A map so cool you will want it as a screen saver.

http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/currents/glcfs-currents-month.php?mo...

If you lost a pair of sunglasses in Lake Ontario last summer, you could have found them on the beach near Rochester NY on Monday.

Ooh yay, I haven't seen that

erica20 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:12:32 +0000

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Ooh yay, I haven't seen that one! (I mean the power loss layer.)

It's like nerd Christmas.

Google's got a "Crisis

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:20:04 +0000

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Google's got a "Crisis Response" project:

Google Crisis Map Shows Power Losses

by Robert Mackey, NYTimes Live Update, 7:45pm

Google’s Crisis Response project has created a useful interactive map, collecting links to updated information on the effort to restore power in storm-damaged areas and eyewitness video posted on YouTube showing the impact of Sandy across much of the northeastern United States.

The larger map on Google’s own Web site allows users to zoom in on a specific address and also add more layers of information, including useful Twitter accounts and storm shelters in operation.

good to hear

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:15:33 +0000

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good to hear

dagblog - Comments for "South of 25th Street, No Lights and Lots of Dead Cellphones"

The Red Cross representative

Staten Island Borough

Above 40th Street, the

Above 40th Street, the Powerless Go to Recharge

By SHARON OTTERMAN, New York Times, November 1/2, 2012

Thanks, I will be sending

A tale of two New Yorks:

Grover Cleveland?s

A map so cool you will want

Ooh yay, I haven't seen that

Google's got a "Crisis

good to hear