December 2012
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Octavio in Far Rockaway, talking legal aid
I’d have been suspicious of me. Here I was, a stranger with no identifying jacket, or armband, or hat, or badge, walking around, alone, knocking on doors asking questions with an iPhone in-hand and logging answers and addresses into my shiny device. “Good morning, I’m a volunteer with the United Way of New York conducting a survey of residents’ evolving needs after...
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Bloomberg on Sandy
“There is no storm, no fire, no terrorist act that can destroy the spirit of our city, and keep us from looking forward envisioning a better tomorrow.”
Um, that’s right Bloomberg.
Only lack of government preparedness before the storm, neglect for the city’s poorest residents, and a lack of shelters with running water and heat can destroy the spirit of our city… And only in the outer boroughs where...
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Occupy Sandy Staten Island & SI Recovers: Donate... →
occupysandystatenisland:
From the Back To Basics group: As you know, many people here on Staten Island lost everything in Super Storm Sandy. The outpouring of support has been overwhelming. People have donated so much time, money, gift cards, food, clothes, etc. This has been invaluable to those so terribly affected by the storm.
Many have expressed the desire to donate things...
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WatchWith so many Sandy benefits, dinners, fundraisers, shows, and drink events, I’m putting them all here. It’s hard to not find a way to support the relief effort. Have fun!!
November 2012
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Sandy benefit calendar →
Occupy Sandy Staten Island & SI Recovers:... →
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The Staten Island Giving Circle has collaborated with Robert Ciraola and his Pack and Troop 5 to provide a little extra holiday joy for our community. They have arranged to have the choir from St. Nicholas of Myra Church (Manhattan – Mike Kormanik’s choir), possibly some choir members from Christ…
Community Meeting Sunday 1pm, 1128 Olympia Blvd →
occupysandystatenisland:
This coming Sunday, December 2, at 1pm, we will be hosting a community meeting in St. Margaret Mary’s Church (the actual church!) on Lincoln Ave and Olympia Blvd.
At the meeting: -Occupy Faith will present a report on mold, reconstruction financing.
-Mold experts from Respond & Rebuild will do…
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NY AG to take action against 12 gas stations for...
A.G. SCHNEIDERMAN ANNOUNCES 12 MORE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST GAS RETAILERS IN POST-SANDY PRICE GOUGING INVESTIGATION
New Action Against 12 Gas Station Operators In New York City, Long Island & Westchester
NYS Law Prohibits Excessive Increases In Costs Of Essential Goods Like Food, Water, Gas, Generators, Batteries & Flashlights
Schneiderman: Our Ongoing Enforcement Means 25 Gas...
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's full, heartfelt,... →
“The stories of heartbreak are unimaginable… We met with first responders whose job was to find two children… Some elderly couples just couldn’t leave… Folks are looking to Washington for how can you help us… Some still don’t have electricity…”
Occupy Sandy Staten Island & SI Recovers: NYFA... →
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The application for the NYFA Emergency Relief Fund for artists in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York affected by Hurricane Sandy is now available. Visit www.nyfa.org or www.artspire.org for details. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and grants made every two weeks. In addition to the extraordinary generosity of the institutional funders cited above, we...
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“Today the President signed the New York City Natural Gas Enhancement Act into...”
– Mayor Bloomberg’s Statement on President Obama’s Signature on the New York City Natural Gas Enhancement Act (via nycgov)
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1 thing you can do today (share some crisis...
November 29, 2012
1. Find someone who listens, or pass along this info to someone in need
Right after the storm, a lot of people who lived and volunteered in totally ruined parts of the city went into a sort of survival-mode-meets-shock as they scrambled to make sure people could survive. Food. Water. Flashlights. Blankets. Absorbing and processing the actual trauma of the situation took a back...
NYC GOV: Mayor Bloomberg Announces Recovery Loan... →
nycgov:
Mayor Bloomberg today announced additional support for New York City’s nonprofit organizations affected by Hurricane Sandy. Along with NYC’s residents, nonprofits in hard hit areas are also absorbing significant losses. Building on a strong commitment to support and strengthen the nonprofit sector, the initiatives include:
the NYC Nonprofit Recovery Loan Program — a $26 million bridge...
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Occupy Sandy moving out of Jacobi and 520 Clinton
Please consider helping out this Thursday and Friday! Especially if you have a car.
A letter from Occupy:
Dear Occupy Sandy volunteers,
St. Jacobi (54th and 4th ave) and St. Luke and St. Matthews (520 Clinton ave) churches have generously hosted the Occupy Sandy effort for almost a month now and we couldn’t be more grateful to both communities!
However, on Friday, November 30th, we will...
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Team Rubicon's Marvin Avilez talks lessons from...
Team Rubicon’s Marvin Avilez is GI Joe meets tech entrepreneur. Avilez is a San Francisco native who lives in NYC and recently launched (then sold) a company called Social Amp. He joined the Marine Corps in 1989, was part of the first Iraq war, and went on to specialize in counter intelligence and interrogation. (Counter intel.. Scary right? And sort of intriguing in a Homeland sorta way…)...
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Your next dining destination: Brighton Beach
EaterNY took a tour of Brighton Beach to see what was up post-Sandy. Definitely click on the story for photos and details. The short version: By the water, not so good. A few blocks inland, much better.
The big problem, it seems, is lack of customers. If you have an uncontrollable, or even just strong-ish, desire for some vareniki, get on the Q train and head to Café Glechik.
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Hurricane Sandy v. Hurricane Katrina
Andrew Cuomo claims that Hurricane Sandy has wrought more destruction (measured, apparently, in business dollars and square miles) than Hurricane Katrina, setting off a collective slapping of foreheads. Oh my god, is that where he had to go to get money out of John Boehner? Blech. Politics.
Anyway, the good people at the NYTimes Cityroom created a side by side comparison of the two storms that...
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3 things you can do today (a serious talk with the...
November 28, 2012
1. Talk to your boss about a day off
Holiday time… Office parties and social parties and family parties and friend parties. Shopping and other holiday prep. Eating too much and being a glutton. Not much work is happening at the office. It’s the perfect time for you and your coworkers to take a day during the week to volunteer. The number of volunteers drops...
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Kitchen nightmares and other tales...
This evening, Brooklyn Based and Work it Brooklyn are hosting The Kitchen Is Flooded & Other Disasters, a night of tales from professional chefs that benefits Sandy relief, natch.
Chefs and storytellers include Allison Robicelli, creator of the Bay Ridge Cares Kitchen, Jami Attenberg, author of the novel, The Middlesteins, and Paulie Gee.
Frites ‘n’ Meats will provide food (support them!...
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@HulkHogan comes to the aid of Staten Islanders,... →
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Lava Girl Surf and the Rockaways recovery
There aren’t many volunteer groups that will actually stick around after everyone forgets Hurricane Sandy happened. That’s the nature of disaster relief. But the process of rebuilding a community takes months and years. So it’s great to see local businesses transform into relief centers and local residents turn into community organizers.
Lava Girl Surf and the Rockaway Beach...
NYC GOV: Bloomberg to Landlords: You Must Restore... →
nycgov:
Today, Mayor Bloomberg announced that landlords and owners of multi-family residential buildings impacted by Hurricane Sandy must make the necessary repairs to provide electricity, heat and hot water to their tenants. Building owners have two options: owners may correct conditions…
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Occupy Sandy Staten Island & SI Recovers: NY Paid... →
occupysandystatenisland:
New York State has received $27.7 million in federal Disaster National Emergency Grant (NEG) funds.
The grant will be used to hire workers to help clean up communities affected by Hurricane Sandy in Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties.
Workers who lost their jobs as a direct...
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2 things you can do today (power to the people...
November 27, 2012
1. Know your legal rights, donate pro bono legal work (via NYLAG, Occupy Sandy, CAAV)
- There will be legal clinics for small business owners in the Rockaways beginning today, November 27, and ongoing every Tuesday and Friday through December.
Meet at Irish Circle, Beach 102nd and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Open from 10am-4pm.
- CAAAV is also holding legal clinics for...
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Staten Island Hazardous Waste Pick Up →
occupysandystatenisland:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working with the City of New York to collect common household hazardous waste from flood-damaged homes in the New York City area.
The primary focus of this effort is now in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. Residents of flood-impacted areas in these boroughs are encouraged to put waste products on their curbs for pickup,...
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Staten Island town hall meeting w.Borough Prez...
With so many people in Staten Island still without heat and feeling un-helped by FEMA, things could get shout-y this Thursday, if nothing else. Don’t miss the town hall meeting at New Dorp High School at 7pm.
From the Staten Island Advance (and picked up by Occupy Sandy):
“Staten Island victims of Hurricane Sandy who have questions about the benefits to which they are entitled can...
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Small Business Recovery Center opens in Staten...
occupysandystatenisland:
A Hurricane Sandy Small Business Recovery Center has opened up at the College of Staten Island to offer assistance and answer any questions business owners may have. The center is located at: College of Staten Island (The City University of New York) Main Admin Building in Bldg 1A-102 2800 Victory Boulevard Staten Island, NY 10314 SBA can also be contacted via...
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Louis CK salutes Staten Island's James Molinaro
Louis CK on when he knew he wanted to do benefit shows in Staten Island:
“When your guy [Borough President James P. Molinaro] said ‘Fuck the Red Cross!’
“You hear him saying the Red Cross is dogshit, and then you see Chuck Schumer standing behind him, wanting to put his hand on his face, thinking ‘I’m a Senator, I can’t deal with this.’ I love...
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Watch a movie about surfing/raise money for the...
Tonight at 7:30pm, Anthology Film Archives is hosting NY Surf Stories, an evening of locally produced movies about New York’s surfing community.
All proceeds will go to Waves for Water, a non-profit where 100% of the fund go to those effected by Hurricane Sandy. Raffle prizes include a free stay at Casa de Olas in Nicaragua, camera equipment, and surfing gear.
The event will be co-hosted...
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4 things you can do today (donate heaters! show...
November 26, 2012
1. Save the Fire Station in Broad Channel
The Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corp. has protected the life and property of local residents since 1905. Departments across the country have helped replace the fire trucks and ambulances destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, but the fire station was flooded with six feet of water and is in desperate need of repair.
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“Nothing but Wu-Tang and Republicans out here!”
– Chris Rock surprising Staten Island at Louis C.K.’s Sandy Relief (via fifthandforgotten)
Yes yes all of this!!!
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Bloomberg reveals $5.5 Million grant program for... →
nycgov:
Today, November 24th, Mayor Bloomberg announced a new program that will make $5.5 million available in matching grants for New York City businesses most impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The grant program which is funded by the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City and the Partnership for New York City will be administered by the New York Business Development Corporation and was developed...
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“It is so absurd that we as a society are still learning how to treat the most...”
– Bebe on the hurricane recovery effort
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Our long, odd-even license plate rationing... →
nycgov:
Today, Mayor Bloomberg announced that the emergency order establishing an odd-even license plate system for gasoline and diesel purchases will end Saturday, November 24th at 6am.
The system helped reduce wait times at gas stations and helped stabilize fuel purchases throughout the five…
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The Picayune's chronicle of Blakely's most... →
