Tag: Hurricane Sandy
Occupy Sandy Launches Job Co-ops
Members of Occupy Sandy have launched a cooperative program in Far Rockaway, Queens, intended to train residents with building their own business, in hopes of creating jobs for an area hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, reports El Diario-La Prensa.
Say Hello to Summer With a Post-Sandy Rockaways Photo Shoot
Brooklyn Industries had plans last year to market its 2013 summer collection through a photo shoot in the Rockaways. Then Sandy hit. But the hipster clothing store forged ahead, a move called out for its insensitivity by Gothamist and Sheepshead Bites.
Still Not Home Six Months After Sandy
![The piles of trash in the photo taken on November 6, 2012 after Hurricane Sandy may be gone from the streets in the Rockaways, but life still struggles to go on for many still displaced. (Photo by Larry [larryosan], Flickr Creative Commons License)](http://voicesofny.org/scripts/loadCDN.php?img=389/files/2013/04/rockaways-sandy-300x199.jpg "Rockaways")
With yesterday marking the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Rockaway-based publication The Wave and Gotham Gazette report on the impact that displacement has had on residents, neighborhoods and government.
After Sandy, Trailer Synagogue Lifts Congregation
The West End Temple in the Rockaways has been conducting services via a makeshift trailer, reports The Jewish Daily Forward, in a profile of the synagogue hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Despite the tight space, services provide members with relief and hope.
Is Diversity to Blame for Sheepshead Bay Slow Recovery?
The Brooklyn Bureau reports that with 40 percent of businesses in Sheepshead Bay still closed after Sandy, there's few cohesive efforts by local businesses to recover. But is this because of the area's heavily-immigrant communities?
Brooklyn Job Center Foreshadows Potentials of Immigration Reform
The Brooklyn Ink visits the Bay Parkway Community Job Center in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, which has greatly improved the lives of its day laborers. Relative success stories like this underscore the need for immigration reform.
St. Patrick’s Brings Hope to Rockaway
This year, perhaps green stood for hope more than luck as thousands of hurricane-weary Rockaway residents celebrated the 38th Queens County St. Patrick's Day Parade, in a show of resilience, reports Irish Central.
Jewish Community Split Over Federal Aid For Sandy-Hit Synagogues
As the Senate prepares to vote on a bill providing federal funding for communities affected by superstorm Sandy, the inclusion of houses of worship as eligible for federal aid has prompted a political and religious controversy, The Jewish Daily Forward reports.
A Staten Island Family Struggles for Normalcy
Most New Yorkers survived hurricane Sandy mostly unscathed and have since returned to their routine. But three months later, many coastline residents are still struggling with its consequences. Frank and Mary Barcia lost everything in the superstorm and they are still piecing their life together in one of the most damaged neighborhoods in Staten Island.
Undocumented Immigrants Have Nowhere to Turn for Sandy Help
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the challenges faced by undocumented immigrants have accumulated with lost jobs, lost housing, denial of help, and for some, an increased fear of being exposed, reports City Limitsfrom Staten Island.
