Rockaway is an island that is on the southern coast of Queens (one of the five boroughs that make up New York City.) This is a beach community that has never had a storm of this magnitude hit. The city has not made good progress getting disaster relief into these cutoff and hard hit areas. The national guard should be there distributing water and MREs. ConEd (the local utility) should be a government entity the way that they have managed this storm.
I am very disappointed at the way that Bloomberg has managed this disaster.
Thank you for your insight about the area. I have never been there and rely on maps.
I am no fan of Bloomberg and have no first hand knowledge of ConEd.
I do know that in my area, the most heavily populated areas are top priority. The out lying areas are the last to receive assistance. I understand that. (I live in an out lying area and have experience.)
I will say that Bloomberg trying to carry on with the marathon was goofy..even if he later backed off.
From what I have read, Rockaway (and other areas) have been so devastated it is very hard to access. I’m not sure that the residents of the area realize the extent of the damage or the number of people affected by this huge disaster.
I also understand that people didn’t take this storm seriously and evacuate. They should have. But hind sight is 20-20 I guess. I think due to the unanticipated number of people affected...supplies ran out.
My biggest worry at this point (aside from the elderly) is the storm that is forecasted to come in this week. Where in the heck would all these people go?