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Called to Work During Superstorm Sandy, Tribeca Parking Attendant Drowned

20 Tuesday Nov 2012

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Manhattan, New York, NYC, Super Storm Sandy


Photo: Lizzy Ratner

Photo by Lizzy Ratner

On Monday, October 29, 2012 prior to the touchdown of Superstorm Sandy in New York City, Anthony Narh, a Ghanaian immigrant (photograph above) was called in to work at Empire Parking, an underground parking garage located near the watery edge of Tribeca in Manhattan.
Little did Narh realize that within hours the underground parking garage for which he was employed would become his watery grave once the banks to the Hudson River burst.

The Toyota Land Cruiser in which Anthony Narh, an immigrant from Ghana, futilely sought refuge as the Empire Parking garage was inundated during the storm.  Image courtesy of Marcus Yam for The New York Times.

The Toyota Land Cruiser in which Anthony Narh, an immigrant from Ghana, futilely sought refuge as the Empire Parking garage was inundated during the storm. Image courtesy of Marcus Yam for The New York Times.

THE NATION

As the winds picked up and debris was flying up and down TriBeCa’s narrow streets, Anastasia Ratia, an architect and designer who lives with her aunt at 92 Laight Street, a high-end building adjoining the garage, ran into Narh and a co-worker. Ratia and her aunt had already evacuated but were making a last-minute run to the building; Narh, who was in his late fifties and walked with a severe limp, was just arriving for work. (At the garage, he was known as Jackson.)

‘I said, what on earth are you doing here?’ recalled Ratia, 34, who grew emotional as she recalled the story. ‘And he said, I was called in to come.’ When Ratia asked whether the garage’s manager had asked Narh to come in, Narh placed the responsibility higher up. ‘He said, ‘No, the big boss.’ And I just said, that’s craziness. They’re just cars!’

When the Hudson River burst its banks several hours later, the water raced toward the garage and trapped Narh inside. He never made it out….

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NEW YORK TIMES

….A resident of the luxury building above made his way down to the basement to check the building’s pumps, and heard an unexpected sound: the voices of two garage workers who had not evacuated.

The resident, Roger Greenberg, said he remembered yelling, ‘You guys have got to get out of here!’

Only one man made it.

As his co-worker climbed the stairs to safety, Anthony Narh stayed behind, seeking refuge in an early-model, two-door Toyota Land Cruiser. The Fire Department found his body there the next morning….

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This is one of those tragedies that occurred during Superstorm Sandy that could have been avoided. In addition, it pays to note that a mandatory evacuation was issued for all low-lying areas, which included the building and garage in which Narh was employed.

92 Laight Street Tribeca New York New York (Approx rent $9500 per mo.)

92 Laight Street Tribeca New York New York (Approx rent $9500 per mo.)

Because of series of bad decisions, a wife is now a widow and children are without their father.

It is my opinion that whomever ordered this man to come into work that day even though the City of New York had been declared a State of Emergency only did so because of the famous tenants residing in building adjacent to the garage, i.e., Meryl Streep , Gwyneth Paltrow and model,  Karolina Kurkova.

The death of this man is unforgivable.  Someone clearly took advantage of him and the co-worker who was lucky enough to escape the waters flooding into the garage.

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Obama’s Katrina: Fuel Shortage Continues Throughout Tri-State Area

13 Tuesday Nov 2012

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Just checked out Gas Buddy’s Fuel Shortage Tracker and it comes as no surprise that there is still a fuel shortage in the tri-state area (as of 5:23 am).

While politicians in New Jersey and New York are commending themselves for a job well done, according to the map below, less than 50% of the gas stations in New York have fuel compared to what looks like 30% in New Jersey.

According to the Wall Street Journal, “…At least 80% of New Jersey’s 3,000 gas stations were open and selling gasoline to drivers Monday, up from about 70% Friday, according to the AAA. In New York City and Long Island, at least 75% of the 2,300 stations were pumping fuel….”

While 70 to 75% of the gas stations may (or may not) have received fuel yesterday to operate, it is clear the fuel stations are not receiving enough fuel to keep them up and running.

Allow me to clear something up here.  ONLY an “ALLOTTED” amount of fuel is being delivered to each fuel station. Once said fuel station completes the sale of the amount allotted, they shut down their operations until the next delivery, whenever that might be.

Since politics, rhetoric and reality are always miles apart (SEE IMAGES ABOVE), I direct you to Gas Buddy’s Fuel Shortage Tracker map below which is updated throughout the day.

The green squares represent gas stations with fuel.

The red squares represent gas stations without fuel.

The gray squares represent gas stations whose fuel availability is unknown.

The black squares represent gas stations without power.

 

LET US SEE WHAT TODAY BRINGS, SHALL WE?

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Obama’s Katrina: FEMA “Camp Freedom” House Displaced Sandy Survivors a Prison Camp w Black Hawk Helicopters

13 Tuesday Nov 2012

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FEMA, Indefinite Detention, Martial law, New Jersey, New York, obama, Obama Administration, Obama Appointees, Obama doctrine, Obama's legacy, Super Storm Sandy, Tyranny


Photos taken by Brian Sotelo of the tent city set up at Monmouth Park in Oceanport by FEMA for victims of Sandy. Any resident who cares to comment on the conditions in the shelter is invited to contact Asbury Park Press reporter Steve Edelson at sedelson@njpressmedia.com.

Photos taken by Brian Sotelo of the tent city set up at Monmouth Park in Oceanport by FEMA for victims of Sandy. Any resident who cares to comment on the conditions in the shelter is invited to contact Asbury Park Press reporter Steve Edelson at sedelson@njpressmedia.com.

Bitter cold inside a disaster shelter

…Brian Sotelo is a man who has finally reached his breaking point.

Anger drips from every word as he peers out at the tops of the white tents rising over the trees in the distance. The depth of despair in his eyes is difficult to fathom.

And he makes it clear he’s was not going down without a fight.

We stood and talked in the cool morning air a short distance up the road after security at the front gate threatened to have our cars removed outside the entrance to what Sotelo’s identification tag calls ‘Camp Freedom,’ even though it more closely resembles a prison camp….

…Sitting there last night you could see your breath,’ said Sotelo. ‘At (Pine Belt) the Red Cross made an announcement that they were sending us to permanent structures up here that had just been redone, that had washing machines and hot showers and steady electric, and they sent us to tent city. We got (expletive).

‘The elections are over and here we are. There were Blackhawk helicopters flying over all day and night. They have heavy equipment moving past the tents all night.’

Welcome to the part of the disaster where people start falling through the cracks.

No media is allowed inside the fenced complex…

…As Sotelo tells it, when it became clear that the residents were less than enamored with their new accommodations Wednesday night and were letting the outside world know about it, officials tried to stop them from taking pictures, turned off the WiFi and said they couldn’t charge their smart phones because there wasn’t enough power….

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Ashley Sabol, 21, of Seaside Heights, New Jersey looks over her accommodations at Tent City in Monmouth Park in Oceanport

Ashley Sabol, 21, of Seaside Heights, New Jersey looks over her accommodations at Tent City in Monmouth Park in Oceanport

Sandy refugees say life in tent city feels like prison (excerpts)

…The post-storm housing — a refugee camp on the grounds of the Monmouth Park racetrack – is in lockdown, with security guards at every door, including the showers.

No one is allowed to go anywhere without showing their I.D. Even to use the bathroom, “you have to show your badge,” said Amber Decamp, a 22-year-old whose rental was washed away in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.

The mini city has no cigarettes, no books, no magazines, no board games, no TVs, and no newspapers or radios. On Friday night, in front of the mess hall, which was serving fried chicken and out-of-the-box, just-add-water potatoes, a child was dancing and dancing — to nothing….

…the information blackout. Outside of the tightly guarded community on Friday, word was spreading that the Department of Human Services would aim to move residents to the racetrack clubhouse on Saturday….

…But inside the tent city…no one had heard anything…’They treat us like we’re prisoners,’ says Ashley Sabol, 21, of Seaside Heights, New Jersey. ‘It’s bad to say, but we honestly feel like we’re in a concentration camp.’

Sabol, who is unemployed and whose rental home was washed away in the hurricane, remembers being woken up on Wednesday at the shelter she was staying in at Toms River High School. Conditions there were ‘actually fine,’ said Sabol.

Sabol was told that she had half an hour to pack: everyone was getting shipped to hotels in Wildwood, New Jersey, where they would be able to re-acquaint themselves with showers, beds and a door.

Sabol and about 50 other people boarded a New Jersey Transit bus, which drove around, seemingly aimlessly, for hours….

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To all the clueless idiots who denied the existence of FEMA camps, how say you now?

MOVING ON…..I don’t need to tell you where Sabol and fifty others ended up.  Hint:  It was not a hotel  or even a motel.  They ended up at Camp Freedom with a cot, blanket and the freezing cold.

In other words, even though it is not home and even though some displaced by Obama’s Katrina may have found some place a little comfortable, they are being plucked from that environment and relocated to a hellhole.

Obama’s Katrina (Superstorm Sandy) is the perfect crisis and opportunity in which to destroy the will of the people.  Start by first declaring martial law and then proceed to beat down those who feel that they have lost everything.

Take them down physically, emotionally and psychologically.  Starting point:  FEMA “Camp Freedom.”

Obama's Katrina (Superstorm Sandy) The perfect opportunity to break the willof the people.  Starting point:  FEMA "Camp Freedom."

Under the wrong conditions, the most hopeless of the bunch either will perish in the process or be transformed into docile and obedient sheep with no will of their own.

In the meantime, keep the media in the dark and while you’re at it, keep the people on the inside in the dark as well.

Barack Obama must be very pleased with himself.

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BREAKING: NYC Marathon Canceled!

02 Friday Nov 2012

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Hurricane Sandy, Michael Bloomberg, New York, NYC Marathon, Super Storm Sandy, Tropical Storm Sandy


ABC NEWS

Mayor Michael Bloomberg bowed to public pressure today and canceled Sunday’s running of the 2012 ING New York Marathon….

…’While holding the race would not require diverting resources from the recovery effort, it is clear that it has become the source of controversy and division,’ the mayor said in a statement. ‘The marathon has always brought our city together and inspired us with stories of courage and determination. We would not want a cloud to hang over the race or its participants, and so we have decided to cancel it….

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Watch your back, New York.  Bloomberg is not going to take this lying down.  What is that spiteful elitist going to ban now?

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Superstorm Sandy: Just when you think it’s done, here come the blackouts.

31 Wednesday Oct 2012

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On Monday evening, Superstorm Sandy touched down in New York City.  Fifteen minutes later, I heard a huge thunderous boom.  It sounded as if it came from behind the building in which I live.

The explosion was so loud that this native New Yorker who never gets spooked was suddenly experiencing a little discomfort so I pulled my blinds down.

In my corner of Brooklyn, between the hours of 6:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., we experienced blackouts, failed cable and telephone service every twenty minutes, more or less.  Each failure lasted about 5 to 10 minutes, the most.  During this time, one could hear sirens from EMS, FDNY and NYPD blaring in the background along with loudspeakers.

By 9:30 p.m., I was totally fed up with having the repeated rebooting of my cable boxes, etc. and decided to call it a night.  I woke up about 2:30 a.m. only to find that the power failures and sirens were still going on; and the loudspeakers were still blaring all around me.

Around mid-day, the madness finally began to subside and I along with my neighbors began to relax and count our blessings…until shortly before 9 p.m. last night (Tuesday) when we experienced another power outage.

Brooklyn Blackout Flatbush and Midwood Tuesday night 001 (paulbayda)

Brooklyn Blackout Flatbush and Midwood Tuesday night 001 (paulbayda)

Unfortunately for me, or not, the power went out as I was charging my cellphone.  Having only two bars, I attempted to call my daughter-in-law to make sure they everything was fine where they were only to realize that cellphone service was out as well.

With the exception of the recognizing police and fire department vehicles because of their flashing lights, Brooklyn was totally dark.

Brooklyn Blackout Flatbush and Midwood Tuesday night 002. John Anderson.

Brooklyn Blackout Flatbush and Midwood Tuesday night 002. John Anderson.

A dead laptop battery, no electricity, no cable, no phone service I quickly realized just how spoiled we have become and dependent upon modern technology.  It was at this point, that I put the batteries in my flashlights, lit a candle, relaxed, said a prayer and then meditated after which I simply went with the flow.

We remained in the dark until about 12:15, 12:30 a.m., after which I learned that Con Ed cut the power “on approximately 160,000 customers….

Neighborhoods affected include Gerritsen Beach, Marine Park, Midwood, East Flatbush and Flatbush in Brooklyn, and Tottenville, Annadale, Eltingville, Great Kills, Dongan Hills, and Westerleigh on Staten Island….”

While I acknowledge that Con Ed is doing one heck of a job, I am realistic.   Regardless of how hard Andrew Cuomo and Barack Obama attempts to push Con Ed’s hand to get the job done in a timely fashion (a) Con Ed works at its own pace, (b)  the employees of Con Ed are unionized (you know what that means).  There is no emergency on the planet that would force them to give up their coffee breaks, lunch hours, days off and overtime; and (c) when it is all said and done (satisfactorily or not), Con Ed like the public unions are going to demand one hell of a hike from its consumers.

Of course, all of the parties mentioned above would say to concerned New Yorkers, “Don’t worry about that now.  We will cross that bridge that when we get to it.”  My response is that I have no doubt we will.

Back to the subject at hand, regardless of how many blackouts that most New Yorkers are praying that they will not have to endure, we are taking it in stride because we know that this morning there are many others who are not as fortunate as we are.

Thus, while praying for those who did not fare as well, we praise God, thank him and count our blessings.

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Superstorm Sandy: Guys Trolling CNN

30 Tuesday Oct 2012

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While Sandy is nothing to laugh about, the following video is quite funny.

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