The head of a nonprofit offering social services in Brighton Beach won’t let the impacts of Hurricane Sandy stand between her and her job.
Tag Archive | "Hurricane Sandy"
A Neighborhood Advocate Waits Out the Storm
Posted on 23 December 2012.
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Hurricane Sandy Devastates Sheepshead Bay Business Owners
Posted on 25 November 2012.
Small businesses run by immigrants from the former Soviet Union are struggling to get back on their feet in Sandy’s aftermath.
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Astoria Votes for Gas, Not the President
Posted on 06 November 2012.
November 6 has finally arrived – but many residents of Astoria, Queens, flocked to gas stations rather than polling stations to fill their tanks after a week of short supply following Hurricane Sandy.
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The View From Chinatown
Posted on 02 November 2012.
In a darkened neighborhood, lining up for water and remembering the city’s blackout.
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The View From Wall Street
Posted on 01 November 2012.
Survival in downtown Manhattan’s power-starved streets can mean foraging for pizza and looking for friends with electric outlets to recharge cellphones.
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The View From Flatbush’s Little Pakistan
Posted on 01 November 2012.
No major destruction, but no food deliveries, either. Among the shortages: special vegetables flown in from South Asia.
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The View From Manhattan Newsstands
Posted on 01 November 2012.
Manhattan’s newsstands belong to South Asians, and this week the Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis who run them are struggling to stay afloat, financially, in Hurricane Sandy’s wake.
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Broken Trees and Broken Homes in Greek Astoria
Posted on 01 November 2012.
A tree falls in Astoria. Lives are spared, but “Everything is broken,” says the Greek woman whose house lay in the tree’s path.
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The Post-Sandy View From Greenpoint
Posted on 01 November 2012.
After the hurricane, business as usual-almost.
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Without Power, and Feeling Powerless
Posted on 01 November 2012.
Rescuing one of Hurricane Sandy’s many four-wheeled victims on the Lower East Side.
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