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And as folks got on their feet, the tales from Hurricane Sandy Boro struggling to get back on its feet were being told, with acts of kind- ness by many to less fortunate, BY DAVID CRUZ could extend into the weekend. surveys of damage, and working AND PATRICK ROCCHIO Those without power can go back to normalcy, if even to mak- Bronxites continued the ongo- to one of forty warming centers ing sure the Bronx Zoo was open ing cleanup phase following Hur- throughout the Bronx from 9 a.m. for visitors to take their minds off ricane Sandy after long days - and to 4 p.m. For locations, as well as things, if even for an afternoon. nights - of no electricity and ner- other emergency information, go to Photo by David Cruz As tales from the Superstorm vous eyes on their car’s gas gauge. nyc.gov on the web. Sandy pile up, many in the bor- The storm tore into homes, Gas Shortages ough - whether individuals or displacing thousands and leaving And with electricity problems, organizations - want their story many residents still in the dark. came gas problems after power was told. As of Tuesday afternoon, knocked out to pumps at gas sta- Survivor of storms past about 5,400 Con Edison customers tions across the borough and city. Out on City Island, one of the were powerless, down from a high Where deliveries were even coastal areas hardest hit by Su- OOD O HE AST ROP of around 61,000 after Sandy fin- possible, lines of cars stretched for perstorm Sandy, 66-year resident G T T L D ished doing her worst after sweep- blocks, with several hours wait, Ann McGuire of Schofi eld Street Seth Jacobs pours liquid gold into his red five-gallon gas can at this Hess ing through Tuesday morning, while drivers on foot with gas said that for those hardest hit by station in Woodlawn. The gas crisis has caused a giant headache for Oct. 29. cans had similar long waits at the Sandy, it will be considered a ter- Bronxites, standing in the cold for hours waiting for gas. The gas drop Faced with worse power outag- pump. rible storm. is one of the many effects borne out of Superstorm Sandy’s fury. More es in heavily battered Staten Island “My wife Hurricane Sandy left However, she pointed out that storm coverage starting on page 3. and Queens, Con Ed said late Mon- me stranded without gas,” joked Continued on page 25 day that remaining Bronx outages Continued on page 22 A CNG Publication • Vol. 18 No. 45 UPDATED EVERY DAY AT BXTIMES.COM www.bxtimes.com BRONX TIMES Nov. 8-14, 2012 2 TIMES Nov. BRONX www.bxtimes.com GoFor To More Our Blog Information To See Our Weekly Visit Specials!Us At VistVisit Our Our New www.bronxdentistny.comNEW Web-ite: Web-Site: www.reliablebronxdentist.com www.reliablebronxdentist.com (718) 547-5280 Hurricane help here 8-14, 2012 wwwbxtimes.com TIMES Nov. 3 BRONX BY PATRICK ROCCHIO ments. and check service restora- Bronxites suffering from Part of FEMA’s mission tion status by computer or the aftermath of Hurricane includes running the Na- mobile device at www.coned. Sandy needn’t go through it tional Flood Insurance Relief com. They also can call alone. Many public and pri- program, which can provide 1-800-75-CONED (1-800-752- vate agencies and elected of- grants of up to $ 30,000 to hom- 6633). It is helpful if they have ficials are working to help. eowners and businesses that their Con Edison account Federal Disaster Relief do not have flood insurance number available, and report The Federal Emergency or who have exhausted their whether their neighbors also Management Agency has flood insurance coverage. have lost power. Customers opened a mobile assistance The hotline for help who report outages will be center at Edgewater Park’s from the Red Cross is (877) called by Con Edison with volunteer firehouse, open 733-2767. their estimated restoration from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for at New York State Home- times as they become avail- Photo by Bob Kappstatter least two weeks. land Security and Emergen- able. It’s a Hurricane Sandy chowline at the New York Post’s Port Morris printing plant, where the Times Homeowners must first cy Services, which helps in Fallen Trees Reporter is published. News Corporation, which owns the plant and the publications, fed the troops call FEMA to register for as- recovery from natural disas- Residents can call 311 and offered cots and showers for those stranded by the storm. Anthony Guerriero and Manny Ciulla ters as well as other emergen- for fallen tress. If phone call sistance before visiting the dish out grub to (l-r) Al Santamaria, Mike Myers, Bobby Mathai and Terry Connolly. mobile assistance center. Of- cies, has established a Sandy wait times are long, you can ficials from the Small Busi- Helpline at (888) 769-7243 or log in online www.nyc.gov/ BP Updates nesses recovering from Hur- lowing them to avoid pay- ness Administration are (518) 485-1159 apps/311. Borough President Ru- ricane Sandy. ment of city and state sales also on-site. To apply for as- Power Outages Warming Centers ben Diaz Jr. said his office is For small to medium- taxes on materials needed to sistance, visit www.Disaster- As of Monday, Nov. 5 For a list of city warm- relaying information about sized businesses, loans will rebuild. Assistance.gov or call (800) roughly 6,100 Bronx custom- ing centers open around the cleanup and relief efforts be patterned after similar For any business tem- 462-7585. ers were still experiencing borough daily from 9 a.m. to from the storm on Facebook programs deployed in past porarily displaced from its FEMA was also prepar- power outages, largely in 4 p.m., go to nyc.gov. (facebook.com/bronxbp) emergencies and capped at space, the city Economic De- ing to open offices in the ro- Morris Park and Allerton, as Transportation and Twitter on the handle @ $10,000 for those businesses velopment Administration tunda of the Bronx County well as Throggs Neck, Coun- As of Monday, Nov. 5, rubendiazjr. experiencing a storm related has about 40,000 square-feet Building on the Grand Con- try Club and Spencer Estate, most of the major subway Small Business Assistance interruption in services. of warehouse space at the course and 161st Street to City Island and Clason Point, and bus lines were back in The city Department of For mid- to large-sized Brooklyn Army Terminal for handle claims from hom- as well as scattered outages service, and the U.S. Army Small Business Services and businesses, an emergency short-term “swing-space” for eowners, residents and busi- in the southwest Bronx. Corps of Engineers was still the city Economic Develop- sales tax letter from the city businesses. Call 311 and ask nesses and provide help from eustomers can report busy removing water and de- ment Corp. is coordinating Industrial Development for NYC Business Solutions. the city and state govern- downed power lines, outages, bris from some tunnels.