Tag: Hurricane Sandy
The night of October 31, Coney Island barber Donald Franks was returning home from Home Depot, where he had gone to charge his and his family’s cell phones in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. When he walked by a nearby Key Food, he saw several teenagers running away with cops not far behind–and soon enough, […]
That headline might not come as much of a surprise, since there are always goddamn rats everywhere, but right now, there are more goddamn rats than usual, and it’s all Hurricane Sandy’s fault. The floods (combined with the cold) made the rats move elsewhere and inside buildings, now they have more garbage for their enjoyment […]
A new series of short films will allow Red Hook residents to tell their stories, bringing awareness to the ongoing issues of one of Sandy’s most embattled neighborhoods and raising money to restore local businesses. The Emergency Management Methodology Partners will open a “Tell Your Story Center” in the area from March 2 to 9, […]
In an effort to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey-based artists Allbriton Robbins and Hema Patel created the above objets d’art from the storm’s driftwood, and are selling them and donating the proceeds to Sea Bright Rising, a local nonprofit. Each piece has an elegant plaque that names where it came from and […]
It’s been a long, convoluted journey, but a $51 billion Hurricane Sandy relief package has received the final go-ahead from the U.S. Senate, and will be on its way to victims on the Eastern Seaboard soon. The bill passed on a 62-to-36 vote, with 9 Republicans crossing the aisle to support it. Previously, the aid […]
As you probably already know, the weather has been ungodly cold in New York this week. According to the Weather Channel, it’s 15 degrees Fahrenheit in Brooklyn at the time of this writing, and feels like 3 with wind chill factored in. And while these temperatures are difficult for anyone to bear, for many residents of the […]
A brand new Sandy-themed Annie Leibovitz photoshoot over at Vogue is suffering a bit of a backlash right now. It’s understandable that this glamorous couture mugging may seem inappropriate in context, but it’s not like the models are strutting over hurricane ruins? As far as “controversial” fashion shoots, this isn’t that bad. The models are not […]
Two and a half months after Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and over a week after House of Representatives leadership let the 112th Congress end without a vote, a $50.7 billion relief package has passed through the House. One hundred ninety-two Democrats and 49 Republicans voted “yes” on the […]
To do his part for Hurricane Sandy relief, South Carolina hotel owner Hans Trupp says he’s cutting his rates for any Brooklynite who wants to stay in his newly renovated beach resort: a monthly stay, which would ordinarily cost $3,069, will set Kings County residents back a paltry $650–well below what many pay for rent. Which […]
Infighting between several groups doing hurricane relief work in Red Hook–including Occupy Sandy and Occupy Red Hook–has caused several workers to abandon the cause in protest. The dispute appears to involve the surprising level of cooperation Occupy groups in the area have had with the NYPD, NYCHA, and the offices of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and […]
