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  • Occupy Sandy Relief Fills Void FEMA & Red Cross Are Unable to Fill

    11/06/2012 10:42:29 AM PST · by ExxonPatrolUs · 10 replies
    Fire Dog Lake ^ | 11-5-2012 | Kevin Gosztola
    One week since “Frankenstorm” Sandy hit the northeastern United States, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg projects twenty to forty thousands New Yorkers. Residents on the Rockaway Peninsula are complaining about the lack of help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A posting at Occupy Sandy Stories described, “Many Staten Islanders feel their borough is being overlooked and ignored by authorities.” The denunciation of the Red Cross by Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro, covered by “Democracy Now!”, largely affirms this feeling of neglect permeating the community... …I’ve got to tell you, as the borough president of Staten Island,...