FEMA

Relief efforts continue in CONEY ISLAND, HELP STILL NEEDED (pics & info)

UPDATE FROM TODAY 11/8: I have spent the better part of four days volunteering with Hurricane Sandy victims in Coney Island. I am working with Occupy Sandy AND the Presidents of the Coney Island Houses and the Odwire Houses…

Tom's & FEMA open for business in devastated Coney Island; Aquarium may be evacuated

The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Coney Island opened today at Surf and 17th St (MCU Park). You can see two pictures of the scene there, one with Marty Markowitz and Bloomberg in it, above…

Staten Island still in bad shape, but the ferry back (the power is not); People want marathon cancelled

UPDATE: NYC Marathon cancelled. “News from Staten Island is killing me right now. #Sandy” – @tedleo “Also? That the NYC marathon starts in Staten Island, which has been devastated & received such paltry aid, is a slap in the face…