Sandy-Starved New Yorkers Dumpster Dive (Video)

NBC NY ^ | 11/01/12 | NBC NY

[Outraged At FLA]

Homes and businesses in the Lower East Side and East Village are still without power and under water. Residents began dumpster diving outside a Key Food supermarket Thursday, looking for whatever food they can take. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

[Outraged At FLA]

Ok you Photoshoppers, here you go:

[chris37]

This is obviously photo shopped.

I know this because Obama appeared so presidential and did such a good job working so closely with whomever, and Chris Christie stood behind him shaking his head yes and without the federal government why we would have to find our food in garbage cans and...

[Red_Devil 232]

The one on the far right has found a six pack of ten year old tuna! Hope it gets shared around the Hood!

[Outraged At FLA]

HAHAHAHAHA!! Ok, nearly choked when I read that!

[Argus]

Bet they wound’t mind getting some of that canned food Romney and Ryan were ridiculed for collecting by the libs.

[donna]

Key Food supermarket had to toss some stuff because of the power outage.

Wouldn’t people take the stuff just because it is free?

I mean, the motivation is “free stuff” not starvation.

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[Outraged At FLA]

Maybe, but I am just spending some time clicking Obama ads on google for fun; so I wouldn’t know. :)

[SpaceBar]

The one in yellow hasn’t been missing many meals.

[Cinnamontea]

I don't understand how adults can be so unprepared for whatever life brings that they can't go a few days without stealing food from a Dumpster. Is this a northeastern lib mentality? Does no one keep canned foods and bottled water on hand, even when they KNOW a hurricane is coming?

[Outraged At FLA]

"I don't understand how adults can be so unprepared for whatever life brings that they can't go a few days without stealing food from a Dumpster. Is this a northeastern lib mentality? Does no one keep canned foods and bottled water on hand, even when they KNOW a hurricane is coming?"

They don't live in reality. I am upstate and I not only had plenty to last me a while (and normally do) but even my hunting camp had supplies for a few days. These people can't ride out a week long disruption, yet they hold the rest of the state hostage at the voting booth. Frustrating!

[xkaydet65]

How do you starve after 48 hours?! If people were looking for free stuff out of dumpster, they’re dumb. Hop a bus up 1st ave to 35 street and find a Gristedes or a D’Agostinos. They have power. I’ve been w/o power since Monday but I have no problems. These morons want us to believe they can’t boil water to make pasta and heat a jar of Ragu. This is nuts.

[GeronL]

95% of these people thought preppers were insane, last week.

I remember some bad times. I knew a donut shop owner and I knew exactly what time after they closed (noon-ish) they would be tossing a clear bag of leftover donuts and stuff out. lol. Only took advantage once or twice. Always wondered if they couldn't just donate it. They didn't throw out the leftover pig-in-blankets though, probably sold those elsewhere.

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[WVKayaker]

Maybe, but I am just spending some time clicking Obama ads on google for fun; so I wouldn’t know. :)

Hey, I do it every day. I even donated three times on a disposable CC, $ .10 each time. The fees are gonna hit hard (I hope they don't change!!!)!

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[bravo whiskey]

i have heard some cities do not allow donation of food like this to shelters because it hurts the self-esteem of the homeless who eat it. not satire.

[GeronL]

In NYC they rules about salt content and stuff for donated food. seriously.

[GeronL]

Obama orders more imported dumpsters!

[Right Wing Assault]

If this is true, these people SHOULD starve for being so stupid.

[SamAdams76]

I live in the Northeast and I have enough canned food and other non-perishable food items to last me until spring. I don't even consider myself a prepper either. My wife and I just like shopping at wholesale warehouses like Sam's Club and Costco where we can buy in bulk.