The ones sitting on the dole in the housing projects don't have to go anywhere and they have backup power/heat on standby courtesy of the taxpayer. Yes, some lost power in Sandy because the building's electrical was submerged in seawater but that wont happen today.
The people suffering today will be the hard working people still doing low-pay jobs in this city. Those who wont make their rent if they miss one day of work. Those whose quality of life would increase if they went on the dole, but still refuse to out of principle. Those who had the chance to go on disability for the rest of their lives but refused. They are the real Americans in this town and I know plenty of them.
You are right...there ARE people like that still out there.