Nothing from the state or federal legislative delegations.
This city had a good 2-3 days in advance to prepare and set up things like using storefronts as emergency shelters and such.
This reminds me of the 1995 Chicago heat wave when Daley sat on his ass until hundreds of bodies started stacking up behind homes with bars on their windows.
The media only blames republicans. They will probably blame Lee Zeldin for this.
That is how this works now.
Being a Democrat means you never have to answer for anything.
Albany was also well aware of the plow driver shortage caused by the vaxx mandate.
Albany doesn’t care.
I remember hearing about the 1995 Chicago heat wave.
The unspoken tragedy is why so many people had bars on the windows and doors, and didn’t even open windows and doors to try to cool off. Most of the deaths happened in the bad neighborhoods, where people were afraid of the youth gangs and assorted criminals. So they kept doors and windows shut and homes and apartments became ovens. But that aspect of the problem is seldom talked about.
The state legislature just gave themselves a raise at years end, horse face hochul declares an emergency but not because of looting or the chaos