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Thu, 2012-11-08 08:42 — mdmcdonald
This working group is focused on resilience efforts in Staten Island.

The mission of this working group is to focus on discussions about Staten Island resilience.

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CONTAINER HOME: Couple Moves into Stacked Shipping Container Home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Thu, 2013-03-07 15:01 — Amanda Cole

Submitted by Samuel Bendett

 

 

This is great evidence of the ongoing use of shipping containers as homes - the vast potential for such material has been widely discussed and put into practice(with various results) in HA/DR environments following major disasters, most notably Haiti earthquake. By conservative estimates, there are millions of empty shipping containers around the world that can be potentially converted into temporary, semi-permanent and permanent dwellings following disasters and emergencies. The actual and realistic potential for HA/DR situations is worth exploring

http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-couple-moves-into-stacked-shipping-container-home-in-williamsburg-brooklyn/

Church World Service - Recovery Trainings Planned for NYC Outer Boroughs

Sat, 2013-03-02 13:13 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Peter B. Gudaitis

cwsglobal.org - February 26, 2013

New York, N.Y. - As part of its ongoing work in support of recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy, global humanitarian agency Church World Service will present a series of long-term recovery trainings in the outer boroughs of New York City, March 4-7. 

The three planned workshops in Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn are designed to provide those working to help communities rebuild and recover with "an overview of long-term recovery and to share lessons learned and best practices gathered from decades of experience in large and small disasters," said CWS staffer Barry Shade.

The workshops follow three earlier trainings in New Jersey and two in suburban New York City.

"Recovery from a disaster requires a whole-community approach," said Shade, CWS's associate director for domestic emergency response.

Staten Islanders Call on Cuomo to Buy Out Sandy-Wrecked Homes

Sun, 2013-02-24 20:49 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                 

DISASTER: Staten Island homes like this one in Oakwood would be eligible for buyouts.  Reuters

nypost.com - Gerry Shields - February 5, 2013

ALBANY — They want to flee Mother Nature’s wrath on Staten Island — but not in Long Beach.

Residents in the Oakwood Beach and Fox Beach sections of Staten Island overwhelmingly want a buyout Gov. Cuomo is proposing for victims of superstorm Sandy, the island’s state senators said yesterday.

But residents of hard-hit Long Beach want to stay put, according to their assemblyman, Harvey Weisenberg.

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Lifting a Town to Escape the Next Storm

Sat, 2013-02-23 16:34 — LuLu2012

shore community

Photo by Fred R. Conrad/ The New York Times

nytimes.com - by Peter Applebome - February 22, 2013

HIGHLANDS, N.J. — If not for the most deadly natural disaster in American history, in Texas, and an innovative response to it, more than a century ago, one might briskly consign the proposal to save this oft-flooded borough at the northern end of the Jersey Shore to the realm of pigs with wings.

But four months after Hurricane Sandy almost obliterated downtown Highlands, an unlikely idea with one enormous historical antecedent seems to be taking hold here: Don’t just raise the buildings. Raise the town.

Haitians Help to Rebuild Staten Island after Sandy

Tue, 2013-02-12 15:37 — admin

As seen by Kathy Gilbeaux on the CBS Evening News, February 9, 2013 - Tony Guida reporting

(CBS News) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The big blizzard hit areas that have barely started to recover from Superstorm Sandy a little more than three months ago. Fortunately, one New York City neighborhood is benefiting from what you might call island-to-island help.

The language is Creole. The message is: "Let's get to work rebuilding this damaged house."

" I'm here because after the big hurricane Sandy," said Frank Joseph, "some of us saw how...you know...devastated."

Joseph and his colleagues are from Haiti. They survived the 2010 earthquake that devastated their nation. And they haven't forgotten the kindness of so many American strangers.

"Because they helped us to rebuild, we ready to put in insulation, to put in sheetrock, and everything that needs to be done," said Joseph.

Photos - "Tent City" in Staten Island

Mon, 2013-01-21 21:27 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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submitted by Naomi Rothwell - January 9, 2013

Friday, January 4th, 2013. Tonight we delivered cases of much needed drinking water to a refugee camp in Staten Island. The camp is on Cedar Grove Ave in New Dorp, SI. The wrecked homes in the album are the homes owned by the people in the tents. The tents are serving as a refugee camp, and are not at all like the tents we've seen in Rockaway. There are anywhere from 150-300 people using the tents throughout each day, but far fewer that are using them as primary shelter. At night, there are a few dozen living in cars or tents.

Report from:

Dennis Saleeby
Citizen Volunteer
Field Operations Director
NY Resilience System

Sandy Recovery: Staten Island Residents Frustrated

Fri, 2012-11-30 12:03 — Kathy Gilbeaux

ABC News - November 30, 2012

Angry crowd packs town hall meeting, upset over lack of help after the storm.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/sandy-recovery-staten-island-residents-frustrated-17848169

Staten Island Sandy Victims Frustrated After Being Turned Away From Storm Recovery Meeting

Fri, 2012-11-30 10:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Hard-Hit Residents Say They Just Want To Know When They Can Rebuild

CBS News - November 29, 2012

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Buried under a mountain of debt and debris, one month to the day after Sandy, storm survivors are struggling to adjust to a new reality.

Residents are still trying to figure out where to live and if they can rebuild. Their frustrations were felt Thursday night on Staten Island at a meeting so packed many people had to be turned away.

Hundreds of victims jammed the auditorium at New Dorp High School beyond capacity, forcing hundreds of others into a hallway, fueling frustrations, CBS 2′s Emily Smith reported.

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NY Times Asks Why Staten Island Residents Didn't Evacuate

Mon, 2012-11-12 00:29 — admin

nytimes.com - Kirk Semple and Joseph Goldstein - November 10, 2012

Eight people died in Staten Island the night that Hurricane Sandy flooded their homes. With a mandatory evacuation in order, why did so many people stay behind?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/11/nyregion/how-a-staten-island-community-became-a-deathtrap.html?hp&_r=0

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