In an exhaustive, and frankly depressing, report by the New York Times, the decision not to evacuate nursing homes in vulnerable flood zones by state and city officials, including the Sea Crest Health Care Facility on Coney Island, produced disastrous conditions for thousands of disable seniors across Zone A communities. Concluding that the approaching storm would [...]
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THE COMMUTE: MTA Chairman Jeff Lhota is so popular these days for the way he handled Superstorm Sandy that there is talk of him running for mayor. The question is how much credit does he actually deserve?
Video: Damage Widespread At Coney Island Hospital, But Administrators Celebrate Reinstated Services
by Ned Berke on Nov 20th, 2012
The first floor of Coney Island Hospital’s main building at 2601 Ocean Parkway remains a breathtaking reminder of the storm’s damage. Located nearly a mile away from the Sheepshead Bay bulkhead, and a mile-and-a-half from the Atlantic Ocean, a 14-foot storm surge barreled through the facility. Now, electrical wiring dangles from the exposed ceilings, and [...]
Report: Majority Of Americans Still Not Prepared For A Major Disaster
by Willie Simpson on Nov 15th, 2012
According to a report by YouGov.com, a research and consulting organization, 64 percent of Americans are woefully unprepared for a major natural disaster, even after the events of Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, and a series of other major natural disasters smacking us around in recent years. The report finds that people making disaster-readiness plans has [...]
Doused During Sandy, Kingsborough Community College Rises Like A Phoenix From Floodwaters
by Ned Berke on Nov 15th, 2012
It didn’t take long after Hurricane Sandy’s tidal surge pummeled our coastline for the rumor mill to start churning out destruction anecdotes. According to the mill, Kinsgborough Community College was washed away. Its T buildings were in shambles, its iconic lighthouse-crowned MAC building toppled over and parking lots torn asunder. We’re glad to report that’s [...]
Despite Destruction, Randazzo’s Vows To Reopen Before Thanksgiving
by Sheepshead Bites on Nov 13th, 2012
Rosemary Randazzo watched helplessly as her restaurant, the near-century-old Randazzo’s Clam Bar at 2017 Emmons Avenue, was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Through cameras that streamed to her computer, Randazzo, 54, sat safely in her Mill Basin home and witnessed as the front doors broke and water rushed in and tormented furniture. “The place looked like [...]
In Emmons Avenue’s Hard Hit Waterfront Bungalow Colonies, No One Pays A Visit
by Ned Berke on Nov 9th, 2012
Despite more than a week of cleaning, Emmons Avenue’s eastern end, a strip of waterfront condos, bungalows and boating clubs, remains in shambles. We visited Emmons Avenue’s two waterfront bungalow colonies earlier this week, and, though Hurricane Sandy destroyed several homes and left families for the streets, there had been no visits from FEMA, Red [...]
MTA Deserves High Marks For Returning Service As Quickly As Possible
by Allan Rosen on Nov 6th, 2012
THE COMMUTE: It is not too often that I compliment the MTA for a job well done. Regular readers of this column know most of my commentary toward the MTA usually is negative, but not this time. First, they did a tremendous job protecting the equipment from flooding by moving subways and buses to higher [...]
We received the following e-mail from Eric L.: I understand that focus is on the hurricane and damage and power right now. Since this is Halloween, I want to give the kids (two little girls, 7 and 3) something to think about besides the light and water for a change and just smiles, so I’m [...]
After hours of listening to the police scanner, it’s clear – the biggest problem this storm is causing so far is trees falling on power lines. Our readers have filled our inbox with photos of fallen trees, and more come in every minute. The worst of Hurricane Sandy is still to come, and more trees [...]
