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Tue, 2012-11-06 21:14 — mdmcdonald
This working group is focused on resilience efforts in Hamilton Beach.

The mission of this working group is to focus on resilience efforts in Hamilton Beach.

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Albert Gomez Amanda Cole Kathy Gilbeaux maryps mdmcdonald
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Letter - To: The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo and The Honorable Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg

Sun, 2012-11-11 03:09 — Kathy Gilbeaux

November 9, 2012

Dear Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg,

We write first to thank you for your dedication to the constituents of this City and your support in addressing the unprecedented crisis of Hurricane Sandy. While there has been an incredible outpouring of help and attention to our friends and neighbors struggling throughout the five boroughs, we have learned in recent days that constituents of Queens in the Rockaways and Hamilton Beach, home to approximately 80,000 people, continue to live without vital necessities. As we continue to hear stories from the residents there, we are particularly concerned that this area will be without power for a minimum of the next three weeks, including the Thanksgiving holiday.

As concerned citizens of New York City and neighbors to those worst affected by the storm, the groups who have signed below would like to know the steps being taken to address these areas and, more importantly, to offer our assistance as you and your agencies increase emergency efforts.

From current communication with those in the field, we have assessed that thousands of residents have little or no access to the following resources:

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Broad Channel and Hamilton Beach Residents Devastated by Sandy

Tue, 2012-11-06 21:32 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Flooding remains at corner of First Street and 104th Street in Hamilton Beach Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Christina Santucci

timesledger.com - by Christina Santucci - October 31, 2012

Many residents of Broad Channel and Hamilton Beach have lost everything as a result of superstorm Sandy.

In Hamilton Beach, a neighborhood of Howard Beach, residents estimated that the water surged between six and 10 feet.

West Hamilton Beach’s Deputy Chief Daniel Amorim said all of the firehouse’s vehicles were destroyed in the storm, except for one ambulance.

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