Brooklyn
Grassroots Groups Have Taken Over Sandy Relief
Neil deMause |
From Gerritsen to Coney, trusted local organizations and ad-hoc operations have stepped into a void left by overstretched city departments and low-profile federal agencies.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Reporter's Notebook: Red Hook
Candace Amos |
Just minutes before we arrived, an elderly woman living on the second floor tumbled down the stairs, back first, after tripping over her cane while bringing groceries into her apartment.
Health and Environment
Bruised Yet Bustling, Brighton Goes On
Helen Zelon |
In Brighton Beach, the normal patterns of life have returned amid piles of sand and the smell of rot.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
City Closes Parks, Beaches Ahead of Storm
Jarrett Murphy |
Not much rain is expected, but high winds will hit hurricane-weakened trees and push seawater toward areas eroded by Sandy.
Government
City Island Undecided as Election Nears
Emily Field |
The seaside community is one of the few areas of the Bronx where John McCain prevailed in 2008. A survey of voters found both admiration and disdain for President Obama’s time in office.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Post-Sandy Housing Crisis: 4 Years Ago, NYC Asked 'What If?'
Jarrett Murphy |
In 2008 the city solicited designs for temporary housing for 38,000 households uprooted from a coastal neighborhood by hurricane flooding. Now New York may confront a very similar, and very real, scenario.
Bronx
The Bronx Votes: Meaning in a 'Meaningless' Election
Jarrett Murphy |
In the most expensive election in U.S. history, with the fate of the presidency possibly hinging on a few counties in Ohio, the Bronx is pretty far from the action. But that won’t stop hundreds of thousands of Bronxites from exercising their franchise.
Health and Environment
Stripping Down Not For a Marathon, But For Sandy
City Limits |
Dozens of runners donated the clothing they would have abandoned at the starting line of the cancelled New York City Marathon to victims of the superstorm.
Health and Environment
Homeless Before Sandy, Uprooted By Storm
Yermi Brenner |
With stores closed and the subway shuttered, the shelters Dennis Williams usually counts on when the weather gets bad weren’t an option.
Health and Environment
In Storm-Battered Coney, a Trickle of Relief Faces a Deluge of Damage
Neil deMause |
A quick look at Coney Island suggests the neighborhood weathered Sandy well—the Wonder Wheel is still standing, after all. But a look inside businesses or into the eyes of residents tells a different story.
