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  • 3
    Dec
    2012
    5:56pm, EST

    Still reeling from Superstorm Sandy, businesses continue cleanup efforts

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    Workers throw out computers, monitors and other flood-damaged office equipment from businesses affected by Superstorm Sandy in South Street Seaport on Dec. 3 in New York City.

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    A worker stands on a flood-damaged pier affected by Superstorm Sandy at South Street Seaport on Dec. 3 in New York City.

    South Street Seaport, an area popular with tourists that was about to go through a major redevelopment, suffered severe damage from Superstorm Sandy. Most of the buildings and businesses, including the South Street Seaport Museum, were severely flooding and remain closed.

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    After Sandy, lower Manhattan limps back to life

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    Workers repair a flood damaged road affected by Superstorm Sandy in South Street Seaport on Dec. 3 in New York City.

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    Cleanup workers walk down a street in the heavily damaged South Street Seaport on Dec. 3 in New York City.

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    A worker sweeps in a flood-damaged business affected by Superstorm Sandy in South Street Seaport on Dec. 3 in New York City.

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    A man stands in front of a closed business affected by Superstorm Sandy in the heavily damaged South Street Seaport area on Dec. 3 in New York City.

    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • Shovel by shovel, workers clean sand from Rockaways pool
    • Rebuilding lives after Sandy, one photo at a time
    • US Navy Seabees spend Veteran's Day helping Hurricane Sandy victims in Breezy Point
    • Cleanup, discovery and determination in Breezy Point

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    said it then,ill say it again, FU sandy.

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  • 3
    Dec
    2012
    4:14pm, EST

    From Santa to Sandy, St. Nick's helpers send toys to children affected by storm

    Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA

    Alli Beach, dressed as one of Santa's elves, helps load toys onto a palette at Virginia's Washington Reagan Airport where they will be delivered to New Jersey for distribution to children in communities still recovering from Superstorm Sandy on Dec. 3.

    The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and the Blue Angels held an event to send toys to children affected by Superstorm Sandy at the Washington Reagan Airport in Arlington, Va., according to wire reports. Over $700,000 worth of toys were being loaded into a plane and flown to New Jersey where they would be distributed to the children.

    Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA

    Tim Connaghan, dressed as Santa Claus, helps load toys onto a palette at Washington Reagan Airport where they will be delivered to New Jersey for distribution to children in communities still recovering from Superstorm Sandy Dec. 3 in Arlington, Va.

    Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA

    Alli Beach, dressed as one of Santa's elves, stands next to two Marines as volunteers prepare to load toys onto a palette at Washington Reagan Airport where the toys will be delivered to New Jersey for distribution to children in communities still recovering from Superstorm Sandy on Dec. 3 in Arlington, Va.

    Related content:

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    • US Navy Seabees spend Veteran's Day helping Hurricane Sandy victims in Breezy Point
    • Bringing cheer and hot meals to Sandy victims in Staten Island

     

    Slideshow: Recovering after Sandy

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    Residents of the Northeast are still picking up the pieces after Superstorm Sandy.

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    How can anyone see a picture of the young woman, Alli Beach, standing next to the two Marines, holding a big bear and not smile. BTW: does someone with a sense of humor work these stories ? Alli BEACH, working to deal with the effects of super storm SANDY... and then you show a picture of Santa Cla …

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  • 29
    Nov
    2012
    6:15am, EST

    One month on from Sandy: The house that floated away

    Adrees Latif / Reuters

    An aerial view shows a house pushed into marshland almost a month after the Oakwood neighborhood in the Staten Island borough of New York was left devastated by Hurricane Sandy, November 28, 2012.

    A month after superstorm Sandy made landfall on the East Coast, the long process of recovery and rebuilding is only just beginning. 

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    Residents of the Northeast are still picking up the pieces after Superstorm Sandy.

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    305,000 houses were destroyed in New York state alone, Reuters reported earlier this week, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will need $41.9 billion to recover from the devastation wrought by Sandy and prevent similar damage from future storms.

    Related content:

    • Cooking a Thanksgiving feast in Breezy Point
    • New York to hire 5,000 temp workers for Sandy cleanup
    • Full coverage of Sandy's aftermath from NBC News

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  • 27
    Nov
    2012
    5:07pm, EST

    Shovel by shovel, workers clean sand from Rockaways pool

    Lucas Jackson / Reuters

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    Locally hired contractors work to clean sand, deposited by the storm surge of Superstorm Sandy, out of a pool in the Rockaways section of Queens, New York City on Nov. 27.

    Reuters reports, New York state and New Jersey need at least $71.3 billion to recover from the devastation wrought by superstorm Sandy and prevent similar damage from future storms, according to their latest estimates.

    • New York to hire 5,000 temp workers for Sandy cleanup
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    Slideshow: Recovering after Sandy

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    Residents of the Northeast are still picking up the pieces after Superstorm Sandy.

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  • 22
    Nov
    2012
    4:44pm, EST

    Cooking a Thanksgiving feast in Breezy Point

    John Makely / NBC News

    Thanksgiving on Breezy Point: Terri Dodge and her fiancee Steve Peterson drove from Portland, Maine to Breezy Point, NY on Wednesday to cook Thanksgiving dinner for up to 30 people.

    By John Makely, NBC News

    In the weeks since Superstorm Sandy sent a wall of water through Breezy Point and more than 100 homes burned to the ground, the battered neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., has seen a flurry of activity with relief workers, volunteers and utility crews creating traffic jams on the one road into town.

    Thanksgiving Day in Breezy Point started with a few residents still cleaning up and dozens of crews working on the natural gas lines, but little else happening -- except over by the Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department where Terri Dodge and her fiancee Steve Peterson were in high gear cooking dinner in the parking lot.

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    Steve Peterson adjusts the heat under a deep fryer as a large turkey cooks.

    Dodge and Peterson, who were recently engaged, drove from Portland, Maine, to Breezy Point on Wednesday and slept in their rented van next to the canned vegetables and coolers in the fire department's parking lot.

    Thursday morning they started cooking for a guest list that kept getting longer. "First it was seven people, then we added 17 and now we're up over 30," Terri said as she carved one of eight turkeys. 

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    A deep-fried turkey is placed in a cooler to keep it warm until dinner is served.

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    Terri Dodge served up Turkey, mashed potatoes, green beens, yams, stuffing, gravy and a canned pork item grilled with maple syrup dubbed "Hurricane Ham"

    Improvisation and outdoor cooking is not new for Terri and Steve. The couple run "A Lobster Affair" catering company in Portland, but cooking next to a flooded car in the middle of a town recently devastated by Sandy has offered some challenges. "We had to use bottle water to cook the potatoes - that was fun." The biggest challenge? "We need more side dishes, " she said as she mashed a pot full of steaming potatoes.

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    About 60 volunteers, police and firefighters enjoy a Thanksgiving meal prepared by Teri Dodge and her fiancé Steve Peterson at the Point Breeze Fire Department in Breezy Point, New York, Nov. 22.

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    Teri Dodge shows off the company patch she was given from Firefighter Sebastian Danese as she receives a round of applause for cooking Thanksgiving dinner at the Point Breeze Fire Department, Breezy Point, New York, Nov. 22.

    Nearby, Mathew Bruno and Ryan Pascuzzi of the Westchester Fire Academy handed out turkey sandwiches to whoever was hungry.

    John Makely / NBC News

    Ryan Pascuzzi, left, a cadet with the New Rochelle Fire Department, hands out turkey sandwiches to Finbar Devine, center, Tim O'Malley and Tom Ball on 216th Street in Breezy Point.

    "You've got to do your part" Pascuzzi said. "We're going to be devoting our lives to helping other people, we might as well start with a tragedy down here."

    "This is my community," Bruno added. "I've been down here every weekend doing what I can, pumping out people's basements. It makes your day when someone gives you a hotdog, a hamburger or a sandwich while you're working trying to do your part. I've been on that side of working and doing the construction and now it's time for me to come down here and do what I can."

    John Makely / NBC News

    John Dalton, left, and his nephew Al Dalton salvage items from a neighbor's house before the home is razed. The second floor furniture was moved to Dalton's house at the owner's request.

    Elsewhere in Breezy Point, John Dalton was salvaging bedroom furniture for a neighbor whose house will be razed. "I'm thankful that no one got killed in this area," Dalton said. 

    In a neighborhood hard-hit by Sandy, even people who are storm victims themselves find ways to bring Thanksgiving to others. NBC's Kate Snow reports.

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    May they all be giving thanks in their own homes, this time next year!!I hope that they find a little something to be grateful for this year!! Happy Thanksgiving, and thanks to all the volunteers for all you have done, and are doing!

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  • 20
    Nov
    2012
    11:43am, EST

    Surviving Sandy in Staten Island

    Mike Segar / Reuters

    Sheila and Dominic Traina pose for a photograph on Nov. 15 amid the remains of the house they had lived in for 43 years which was demolished by Hurricane Sandy in New Dorp Beach, Staten Island. The Trainas now face leaving the neighborhood that Sheila Traina said a friend had called

    Mike Segar / Reuters

    Linda Restaino poses for a photograph in front of a message written by her son on the boarded up back wall of her property which was flooded during Hurricane Sandy in New Dorp Beach, Staten Island. Restaino, who has lived at the property for 35 years, is now hoping to leave Staten Island.

    Mike Segar / Reuters

    Paul Hernandez poses for a photograph in his front yard as a worker removes the collapsed remains of a portion of his home destroyed when Hurricane Sandy struck in New Dorp Beach, Staten Island. Hernandez said he and other residents were angry at New York city officials for not doing more to protect their neighborhood from the ocean and the prospect of flooding.

    Mike Segar / Reuters

    Reverend Alex K Joy, pastor and president of the St. George Malankara Orthodox Church in New Dorp Beach, Staten Island, poses for a photograph in the basement of his church which was flooded by Hurricane Sandy. Reverend Joy, who has served as a pastor for 37 years, has been struggling to raise the $150,000 plus needed to repair the storm damage and reopen the church.

    Mike Segar / Reuters

    Jaswinder Kaur poses for a photograph with her two children Taranjot, 9, and Harshjot, 5, as they stand in the remains of their convenience and deli store which was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in New Dorp Beach, Staten Island. Jaswinder, a single mother, faces an uncertain furture as the building that she rented may need to be torn down. At least 23 New Yorkers were killed in this low lying area of the south shore of Staten Island where mostly one-story former beach bungalows were inundated by flooding.

    Mike Segar / Reuters

    Susan Aman poses for a photograph as she searches through debris for personal belongings from her father's home in Oakwood Beach, Staten Island November 14, 2012. At least 23 people died on Staten Island due to Hurricane Sandy most from drowning in storm surge flooding.

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    Residents of the Northeast are still picking up the pieces after Superstorm Sandy.

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    I hope that people are helped to find new homes. This is a very sad tragedy. The neighborhood of Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, is in worse shape than most of these pictures, but because it was not in "zone A," nobody was told to evacuate, and some drowned.

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  • 15
    Nov
    2012
    11:02am, EST

    Rebuilding lives after Sandy, one photo at a time

    By Jon Sweeney, NBC News

    Thousands of photos have been taken of the destruction left in Sandy’s wake, but as people return home to pick up the pieces of their disrupted lives, it’s the family photos that remind residents of happier times.

    Mike Segar / Reuters

    Nancy Gardini holds wedding pictures of her parents and of her mother and her two grandmothers that she salvaged from the remains of her home, destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, on Fox Beach Avenue on the south side of Staten Island, New York City.

    Mike Segar / Reuters

    A photograph lays on the stoop of a home condemned after flooding from Hurricane Sandy in the Midland Beach neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City, Nov 13.

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    Family photos lie in the debris of Michael Russo's flood damaged home on Nov. 1, in the Ocean Breeze area of the Staten Island borough of New York City.

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    Rosalind Silletto displays 43-year old water logged photos of her aunt's wedding party removed from her basement on Nov. 6, in the New Dorp Beach neighborhood of the Staten Island borough of New York City.

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    A damaged family portrait is propped outside of a flooded home in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York City.

    Julio Cortez / AP

    Photographs of Elliott Miller's wedding day and graduation lay on a snow covered bench on Nov. 8, in Point Pleasant, N.J.

    David Friedman / NBC News

    Kerilynn and Drew Allen clean flood ravaged items out of their Breezy Point, N.Y., home on on Nov. 2.

    Tom Mihalek / Reuters

    Family photographs are piled on a water-logged chair in the backyard of Dean Stavley 's home following the damage by Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, N.J.

    Mike Segar / Reuters

    Photographs are seen jammed into a fence left by Hurricane Sandy on the south side of hard-hit Staten Island in New York City.

    Lucas Jackson / Reuters

    A woman weeps as she is overwhelmed by emotion after finding her family photographs inside of her heavily damaged home in the New Dorp Beach neighborhood of the Staten Island borough of New York City.

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    Frank Burfeind displays a wedding photo salvaged from a flood-damaged home on Nov. 1, in the Ocean Breeze area of the Staten Island borough of New York City.

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    Slideshow: Recovering after Sandy

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    A snowstorm hits the Northeast as residents are still struggling to pick up the pieces after Superstorm Sandy.

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    Scanning photos is a great idea - however it takes allot of time - so while you work on that....... Put all your photos in a waterproof plastic or fireproof (if possible) box - leave enough room to throw the framed photos you have around the house in when and if the time comes. If the time comes whe …

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  • 12
    Nov
    2012
    4:59pm, EST

    US Navy Seabees spend Veteran's Day helping Hurricane Sandy victims in Breezy Point

    John Makely / NBC News

    Seabee EOCN Courtney McCormack, left, grabbed a shovel and started digging out the sand that had washed up against the house as others in the group grabbed the waterlogged debris to begin a 100 yard walk out of the neighborhood to a large trash pile.

    By John Makely, NBC News

    They were supposed to have time off with family before an upcoming deployment to Japan, but the U.S. Navy Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 based in California are providing muscle to the cleanup effort in Breezy Point, N.Y. after Hurricane Sandy.

    Seabee EOCN Courtney McCormack grabbed a shovel and started digging out the sand that had washed up against a house. Meanwhile, others in the group grabbed waterlogged debris and began a 100 yard walk out of the neighborhood to a large trash pile.

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    EOCN Joe Thomas takes debris from resident Carolyn Sculley as she cleans up the family bungalow in Breezy Point, N.Y.
    on Nov. 12.

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    EOCN Joe Thomas holds a bag open as Maura Sculley sweeps debris from the family bungalow in Breezy Point, N.Y. on Nov. 12.

    Resident Carolyn Sculley was cleaning up the bungalow that has been in the family for 83 years. "On the weekend [the Seabees] were swarming the place. They couldn't take the garbage away fast enough," she said. Sculley was ripping up the flooring in the family home. Although it was not severely damaged, many keepsakes had to be discarded. "I had to throw out all my dad's old fishing gear. He took such good care of it."

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    Resident Carolyn Sculley talks about the history of her family's bungalow with Seabee Joseph Thomas during a break from the cleanup.

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    Seabee EOCN Courtney McCormack grabs a load of debris.

    John Makely / NBC News

    CE2 Marlon Hernandez pulls a cart full of debris past a house wrecked by Hurricane Sandy in Breezy Point, N.Y on Nov. 12.

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    Marie Woods stands outside her Breezy Point home on Nov. 12.

    Marie Woods, who has owned a second home on Marion Walk since 1977, was thrilled to get the help. "They just walked by and asked if they could help and I just went: Woohoo!"

     

    Team Rubicon, a veteran group coordinating relief efforts, is helping those hit hard by Hurricane Sandy while also helping themselves regain a life purpose after many years of being without a mission. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports.

    Also on PhotoBlog:

    • Sandy's destruction raises question: What is irreplaceable?
    • Panoramic view of Breezy Point destruction after Hurricane Sandy fire and flood
    • Evacuations continue and residents take stock in destroyed Breezy Point neighborhood
    • Staten Island man tells of losses in fire after Sandy: " I wish I could have been here for my cats"
    • Bringing cheer and hot meals to Sandy victims in Staten Island
    • One displaced voter heads to the polls in New Jersey town devastated by Sandy
    • Amid destroyed homes, Hurricane Sandy victims question going to the polls

    Slideshow: Recovering after Sandy

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    A snowstorm hits the Northeast as residents are still struggling to pick up the pieces after Superstorm Sandy.

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    The country expresses its gratitude for veterans and their service with ceremonies and parades.

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  • 9
    Nov
    2012
    11:30pm, EST

    Statue of Liberty relit for first time after storm

    Mike Litterst / AP

    In this photo provided by the National Park Service, the Statue of Liberty is illuminated for the first time since it was damaged by Superstorm Sandy, Friday evening, Nov. 9, 2012. The statue, one of the city's top tourist attractions, has been closed because of damage resulting from the storm that hit New York Oct. 29, with no estimate on when it will reopen to visitors. Read the full story.

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    For the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit New York City, the Statue of Liberty lighted up again thanks to an improvised system put in place while the main lighting system is repaired. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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  • 8
    Nov
    2012
    6:04pm, EST

    Staten Island man tells of losses in fire after Sandy: " I wish I could have been here for my cats"

    John Makely / NBC News

    David Sylvester, 50, stands in front of his destroyed house on Hempstead Street in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, N.Y.

    By John Makely, NBC News

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    When David Sylvester and his wife Joanne Zito left their home on Staten Island as their house started to flood, their five cats refused to get into their carriers. The couple thought the cats would be fine as long as the water didn't get too high. He and his wife left very quickly as the water rose, just barely able to drive out in his pickup truck. The floodwater was bad enough--over eight feet of water flooded into their Midland Beach neighborhood--but, as Sylvester tells it, the power lines sparked a fire which took down his house and the house next door.

    "The only things that didn't burn was the stuff that was under water, " said Sylvester. Sylvester chokes up a little as he describes "Blackie," one of his favorite cats. "That cat talked more than my wife does," he says as he sorts through the charred pile now covered in snow. "I have to laugh, have to smile, but I wish I could have been here for my cats."

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    A burned stuffed animal in front of the remains of David Sylvester's home.

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    • One displaced voter heads to the polls in New Jersey town devastated by Sandy
    • Amid destroyed homes, Hurricane Sandy victims question going to the polls
    • Island of tears: Hurricane Sandy devastates Staten Island families 

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  • 8
    Nov
    2012
    11:54am, EST

    Bringing cheer and hot meals to Sandy victims in Staten Island

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    NYPD Officer Cornelia Samuels compliments volunteers Robert Servis and David Lauer, right, on the roasted red pepper soup they served from their outdoor kitchen on the corner of Brighton Street and Billup Avenue in Staten Island on Thursday morning.

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    A stockpile of donated supplies is covered in snow after a nor'easter at the Movementforpeace.org outdoor kitchen in Staten Island on Thursday, Nov. 8.

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    Volunteers Robert Servis and David Lauer prepare a roasted red pepper soup they served from their outdoor kitchen in Staten Island on Thursday morning.

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    Volunteers Robert Servis and David Lauer, right, prepare soup at their outdoor kitchen in Staten Island on Thursday morning.

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    A stockpile of donated supplies at the Movementforpeace.org outdoor kitchen in Staten Island, Thursday, Nov. 8.

    By John Makely, NBC News

    In a Staten Island neighborhood that was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, many survivors are still homeless or without heat and electricity, but they've been eating well. Chicken parmesan subs, mac and cheese, baked ziti and roasted red pepper soup.  While it sounds like a restaurant menu, these are just a few of the items that have been served from an outdoor kitchen on Brighton Street in Staten Island by two volunteers with Movement for Peace.

    "Oh, the beef and cabbage soup with red wine was something else," said neighbor Dom Yanchunas who lives across the street. Ed Cardona, who lives a couple of doors down from the kitchen said, "these guys have been fantastic… around the clock!"

     David Lauer, a trained cook, and Robert Servis, President of the charity, drove from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and set up camp on Friday, distributing cleaning supplies, water, clothing and serving hot meals to residents, police, fire and sanitation workers in the area. On Wednesday, they served over 800 meals.

    "We're trying to serve high protein, high-carb sandwiches and soups… just trying to do whatever we can to help out," said Servis.

    The volunteers will likely move their kitchen to the Midland Beach area on Friday.

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    • Amid destroyed homes, Hurricane Sandy victims question going to the polls
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    Feeding people in need is the highest welfare work. Good job, Movement for Peace! Your cause is definitely worth supporting!

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  • 7
    Nov
    2012
    11:03pm, EST

    Nor'easter snow falls atop Sandy destruction

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    People wait on line to buy gasoline during a Nor'easter snowstorm on Nov. 7, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

    Miguel Llanos, NBC News reports: Snow fell on the tops of damaged homes and debris piles in parts of the New York City area as a nor'easter moved in Wednesday, causing new power outages ahead of gusts that could reach 60 mph overnight. 

    About 1,200 flights were canceled across the Northeast, while residents of a few areas hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy last week were urged to evacuate in case of new flooding. Long Island Rail Road service was also suspended before 7 p.m. because of weather-related signal problems, NBC New York reported. Read the full story

     

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    Sanitation workers shovel snow from Queens Blvd. in New York on Wednesday night.

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    Commuters make their way through the financial district as the area deals with a winter storm in NYC on Wednesday.

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    Residents across the Northeast pick up the pieces after Superstorm Sandy killed more than 100 people in 10 states and left a trail of destruction.

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    God is talking to us through New York. Are we listening?

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