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UPDATE: Mayor Bloomberg Canceled The New York City 2012 Marathon

Posted in News by Donna, tagged Bloomberg, Bridge, cancel, Canceled, Marathon, Mayor, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York City, New York City 2012 Marathon, New York City Marathon, New York Road Runners, NYC, NYC Marathon, Queens, Run, runners, Sandy, Staten Island, Twitter, United States, UPDATE, Will Go On on November 2, 2012| 12 Comments »

UPDATE: Mayor Bloomberg canceled the New York City Marathon 2012.

We did it! @Reuters NYC Marathon canceled, reports NBC News #Sandy

— David G. Greenfield (@NYCGreenfield) November 2, 2012

I believe that all of you on @Twitter made the cancellation of the marathon possible. Now we can continue the focus on the victims of Sandy.

— David G. Greenfield (@NYCGreenfield) November 2, 2012

NYC SCRAPS RACE… http://t.co/uHacYnpq

— NEWS MAKER (@NEWS_MAKER) November 2, 2012

BREAKING NEWS: The New York City Marathon is canceled.

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 2, 2012

https://twitter.com/jonathanwald/status/264477970117324800

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Where is Obama? Staten Island Residents Plead for Help 3 Days After Hurricane Sandy

Posted in News by Donna, tagged Barack Obama, Councilman, Hurricane, Hurricane Sandy, Island, James Molinaro, James Oddo, New York, New York City, Obama, Plead for Help, Residents, Sandy, Staten, Staten Island, Staten Island Residents, Storm relief victims on November 2, 2012| 15 Comments »

Where is Obama? Staten Island residents plead for help 3 days after Hurricane Sandy. Staten Island is one of the 5 boroughs of New York City.

Councilman James Oddo (R-Mid Island/Brooklyn) commented,

This is like a war scene, I said to myself, I shouldn’t be on the road, and neither should anybody else. Between the flooding and the downed trees it was difficult navigating.”

OEM or whomever making the call cant have all citys pumping resources for tunnels we need them in the communities still under feet of water

— Jimmy Oddo (@HeyNowJO) November 1, 2012

S.I. Boro Pres just broke down during news conf saying hundreds now homeless & there is no help. Expecting # of deaths to rise #Sandy

— Tom Llamas (@LlamasNBC) November 1, 2012

I'm with Staten Island. Marathon must be postponed until everyone is back on their feet. NYPD needs to help victims not joggers cc @HeyNowJO

— David G. Greenfield (@NYCGreenfield) November 1, 2012

Deadliest zone: Staten Island reels. Congressman asks: Still pulling out bodies and Mayor okays Marathon? http://t.co/IUwvZZPd via @NBCnews

— Michael Powell (@powellAtlantic) November 2, 2012

Is Staten Island Hurricane Sandy's Superdome? http://t.co/IJoUr9yu

— Matt Dawson (@SaintRPh) November 2, 2012

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New York City, Fire Rips through Breezy Point, Queens, 80 Houses Destroyed, Hurricane Sandy

Posted in News by Donna, tagged 6 Alarm fire, 80, 80 Houses Destroyed, Breezy Point, Breezy Point Queens, Explosions, firefighters, Flood, Houses Destroyed, Hurricane Sandy, New York, New York City, NYC, Queens, Rockaway Park, Rockaway Park Queens on October 30, 2012| 9 Comments »

New York City, fire rips through Breezy Point, Queens, 80 houses destroyed during Hurricane Sandy. Explosions, fires, and floods have devastated New York, killing at least six people statewide. Hurricane Sandy left dozens of houses ablaze as it hit the city while flooding at least seven subway tunnels and overwhelming the emergency services. First reports of major fire were coming in from the Rockaway Park area of Queens, New York. A few hours later, fire engulfed houses in Breezy Point, Queens, and 190 firefighters were on site battling the blaze. Fire has reportedly destroyed 80 houses.