Interview with Edward Malave, New Church International, Coney Island
"We have the Verrazano Center Rotary Club is working with us. We have the Red Cross was able to give us a couple -- a truck full of assistants. City Harvest is going to work with us also bringing us...
View ArticleInterview with James Rose, Occupy Sandy volunteer
"And then I was asked what can I do and they had orientation so I went -- there’s this one guy that was there that told us if you’re going to go out into the field this is the way you should behave...
View ArticleInterview with 78 year old resident of Coney Island
"As a result of the hurricane we had cracks in the walls. FEMA didn’t pay too much attention to that, they said it’s personal, but it’s Projects here so they (management of building) need to take care...
View ArticleInterview with resident of Coxsackie, New York
"You know, to be subjected to silly questions, how high was the water, you know, has do you have flood insurance, knowing full well that's it a not flood area. No one has flood insurance. To me those...
View ArticleInterview with resident of Coney Island
"Well I’m not particularly close to anyone in my building even though I’ve been here 12 years there’s one woman who lives across from me who I consider like a mother. I look out for her but when the...
View ArticleInterview with Carlos Menchaca, liaison to Speaker Christine Quinn
"It took two weeks for full earnest visibility from the government. The trailers started showing up and you saw FEMA in a larger way. They trickled in for sure but their ambitions and their plug into...
View ArticleInterview with new resident of the Rockaways
"If you were someone who rented, or someone didn't have, who didn't work, or didn't have much, you were actually cared for, but if you actually did work, and you did, you know, have insurance, it...
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