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FBN’s Adam Shapiro on the recovery efforts in Staten Island and the city’s decision to hold the marathon in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
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So I'm a -- items apparel vice president worked on stuff tomorrow Adam.
And good morning Don.
So what are you reporting from Merrill.
Well when you can see I mean I could show you again and then images of the destruction that everybody is well aware of on -- -- introduce you to as I walk over at these houses of being condemned Ron Hunter avenue in Midland beach.
The issue here for people and you talked about it with the staging area for the marathon is why are they running the marathon now when people here are still waiting for services and -- want introduced today and -- lots.
I mean what would you say to Mayor Bloomberg about running this marathon when you guys are still waiting for some kind of -- here.
I think it's a shame minutes a -- because this many people here that still haven't heard from anyone.
And we don't have any electricity -- gas.
And on my understanding from what I'm reading in the paper that they're actually taking the generate -- -- certainty and I'll be here.
And -- get ready to set it up for the marathon for the weekend when we drove -- -- island I think it's -- was -- you actually see just tens upon tens upon tens of bathroom facilities intense.
On this very clean pristine parade ground and no human beings and yet you've got hundreds perhaps thousands of people here who might benefit from being sheltered over there does -- make any sense to you.
It absolutely no sense at all it's and it's absolutely it's it's.
I I can't find the words it -- breaks my heart how many people I know and thank god -- fortunate I'm okay.
But there's so many people look there at that need help.
And -- here helping them I'd been here since the beginning.
I got out during the flood I came back the next day and I watched them take bodies added these -- -- here they took the bodies out.
We were told we responsive -- -- I know that some people didn't do it.
But knowing his spin here no one and I think -- I keep going up there.
Verizon's there allowing -- to charge up phones but now they -- my guests -- I haven't had electricity.
And I'm understand in this generate -- surrounds.
Yeah and I'd say yourself -- -- now -- -- -- -- over the Verizon but let me ask you this.
Would have 40000 people coming in -- New York City they're gonna be in a good mood they're gonna be over there to start this marathon.
Juxtaposed with what you're going through what you want the nation to know about why you believe that is just all wrong image to be sending.
I -- I don't know how to.
I can't I can't express my car it's it's heart wrenching.
I was a part of 9/11.
I was supposed to do the Avon breast cancer walk that week.
Right as September.
They shifting and the city they changed that until -- late October why can't be changed is for another week just give us another week accident I it doesn't make sense.
It's -- lots thank you very much for joining us side you know Donna throwback to you they often refer to Staten Island is the forgotten -- -- the people at least in Midland beach.
Feel that they've been forgotten like you all of them Verizon.
Does anyone else out there like with.
And power companies -- construction.
Organizations or anybody providing.
Any visible altitude considered.
No there's not.
And aside from this speech Internet for the marathon.
-- -- I mean just see you almost can't.
-- -- -- -- emblem of what immortal bond total loss from for worst people or professionals you know like -- loss for words to describe or even react to that some.
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