Father Capodanno Blvd., Staten Island (courtesy: Arkadiusz Grzyb)
Photo courtesy Melissa G
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Staten Island was hammered by superstorm Sandy. Homes are destroyed and power remains out to many. The death toll on the island stands at 20.
A relief fund is being created to assist residents of the borough.
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Borough President James Molinaro said on Friday the fund will offer assistance to residents displaced from their homes.
Details of the fund will be announced at a news conference Friday near the "Postcards" Staten Island Sept. 11 Memorial, near the Staten Island Ferry terminal.
The death toll on the island stands at 20, said police on Friday.
The bodies of two young boys who had been missing after they were swept away in floodwaters were found Thursday.
The bodies of Connor Moore, 4 and Brendan Moore, 2, were found near each other in a marsh-like area at McLaughlin St. and Olympia Blvd.
Earlier in the week, a teenage girl was found dead in the debris in her home in Tottenville, according to the NYPD.
Firefighters found the girl at 455 Manhattan Street at about 1 a.m.
Flooding from Sandy was widespread. Powerful winds knocked down trees and power lines.
"I've lived here my whole life and I've never seen anything like this. The damage is severe from one part of the island to the other particularly along the shore. There will be a massive cleanup," NYC Councilman Vincent Ignizio told Good Day New York on Tuesday.
On Monday, Molinaro said he was worried about the lack of people responding to Hurricane Sandy evacuation orders.
Molinaro toured several shelters on the island Monday. He says that in one shelter he only saw 48 evacuees, much less than the 400 evacuees the same shelter harbored during Hurricane Irene.
Molinaro says the island is "notoriously flood-prone."
Monday, June 17 2013 2:56 PM EDT2013-06-17 18:56:27 GMT
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and a shore community will receive more than $53 million in federal reimbursement for the cost of removing debris from waterways after Superstorm Sandy.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and a shore community will receive more than $53 million in federal reimbursement for the cost of removing debris from waterways after Superstorm Sandy.
Friday, June 14 2013 8:38 PM EDT2013-06-15 00:38:50 GMT
Superstorm Sandy victims in New Jersey who are weighing whether to rebuild or relocate will soon get more information that should help them decide what to do.
Superstorm Sandy victims in New Jersey who are weighing whether to rebuild or relocate will soon get more information that should help them decide what to do.
Wednesday, June 12 2013 8:19 AM EDT2013-06-12 12:19:16 GMT
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing removable flood walls for much of lower Manhattan as part of a nearly $20 billion plan to protect New York City from storms and global warming.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing removable flood walls for much of lower Manhattan as part of a nearly $20 billion plan to protect New York City from storms and global warming.
Friday, May 3 2013 6:35 PM EDT2013-05-03 22:35:57 GMT
In the six months since Superstorm Sandy the ASPCA has been patching up Cairo, a pit bull terrier mix, but he is still looking for a home. He was about five months old when he was found abandoned in Brooklyn
In the six months since Superstorm Sandy the ASPCA has been patching up Cairo, a pit bull terrier mix, but he is still looking for a home. He was about five months old when he was found abandoned in Brooklyn
Tuesday, April 30 2013 10:03 PM EDT2013-05-01 02:03:55 GMT
Ever since Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Jersey shore last October, officials have planned for a new system of protective sand dunes along the entirety of the 127-mile coast.
Ever since Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Jersey shore last October, officials have planned for a new system of protective sand dunes along the entirety of the 127-mile coast.
Father Capodanno Blvd., Staten Island (courtesy: Arkadiusz Grzyb)
Photo courtesy Melissa G
