Baloney.
SI had two bad days, when power outages peaked at about 70%. That's no fun, but it's not the end of the world. Your food will not spoil in two days, especially in cool weather. Over 50% of customers had service restored by early yesterday. Right now well over 2/3 of customers have power. So this is not the end of the world. This is not another Katrina (I was out of power for a MONTH -- crybaby). There is no life-threatening cold in the immediate forecast.
I am very sorry for the loss of life, and for the destruction suffered by those in flood zones (I trust they are insured and will be able to rebuild, perhaps a little higher above grade).
For most people in SI right now, things are back to normal except that gas is hard to find. Y'all did fill up ahead of the storm, right? You did reserve some water for cooking and flushing? You had more than four days worth of food in the house? May I remind you that Sandy killed just as many human beings in Haiti as in the USA, and that 200,000 destitute people are homeless refugees. Can you spare a tear and a prayer for them? So let's mourn the real victims and help those in real trouble and let everybody else get over their drama and spoiled self-pity.
Rockaway still has no power (100%) and homeless people due to the three sections that burned. But that doesn't make the news ...