‘Please don’t leave us:’ Staten Island residents plead for help from Mayor Bloomberg

NY Daily News ^ | 11/2/12 | Barry Paddock , Christina Boyle , Glenn Blain , Kenneth Lovett AND Corky Siemaszko

[jimbo123]

Outer-borough residents pleaded for help Thursday, claiming their Sandy-ravaged neighborhoods are the forgotten victims of the killer hurricane — and nowhere was the anger more palpable at the storm's Ground Zero: Staten Island.

Even as the city and feds rushed food, water and generators to the borough, residents and their elected officials fumed that Staten Island was being prepped as the starting line for Sunday's New York City Marathon, even as the rest of the island is left to deal with the aftershocks of the mega-storm.

"The notion of diverting even one police officer, one first responder, one asset away from this carnage is beyond irrational,” Councilman James Oddo told the Daily News. Earlier, Oddo called the idea of hosting the marathon as “idiotic” on his Facebook page.

[mark3681]

[meyer]

I like Seinfeld’s comment on the New York Marathon — “What’s to see? A guy from Kenya, a woman from Norway and 30,000 losers.”

I think that this year, it'll be 'a guy from Kenya, a woman from Norway, and about 1000 losers. And, an angry mob of hungry people from Staten Island giving chase.'

[Ann Archy]

When the council starts taking HEAT, things will change...Bloomberg will be out!!

[Larry Lucido]

I’ve only lost a half marathon. One of these days, I aspire to lose a whole marathon!

[Larry Lucido]

LOL!

[GeronL]

They can beg but generators have been moved out of Staten Island to help with the marathon!!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2953701/posts

[Eagle of Liberty]

BTTT

NO WAY there should be a marathon right now!

[JimC214]

Bloomie has done the impossible, he has made Dinkins look competent. Miracles do happen.

[PapaBear3625]

How about a little civic action by Staten Islanders: Message to Bloomberg - no power, no marathon.

I would not be surprised to see a riot of Staten Islanders targeting the marathon.

[adc]

. . .in a similar way that O has made Carter appear.

[Ann Archy]

Maybe it's because Staten Island is more REPUBLICAN!!!

IMPEACH BLOOMINGIDIOTBERG!

[Impala64ssa]

[zeugma]

1. Remove the resident's ability to defend themselves with the insane firearms laws of NYC
2. Remove police protection
3. Act shocked when something happens

[Taffini]

“Bloomers” is full of crap.