Cold and moldy.
Desperate victims of Hurricane Sandy said at an emotional protest march in Far Rockaway on Saturday that’s what their holiday season looks like.
About 100 residents gathered in the storm-ravaged neighborhood to call on Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to fix dangerous conditions caused by the mold, lack of heat and absence of electricity they are enduring.
They carried banners that read “Rebuild Rockaway” as they trudged through dusty streets still covered in sand and strewn with trash tossed there by October’s historic storm.
“We need help from the city, and we need help now,” said protestor Linda Bowman, 63, a daycare provider from Far Rockaway whose house on Beach 13th St. is still damp from the storm and growing mold. “People are frustrated. They feel forgotten.”
Far Rockaway resident Elizabeth Marty during a march with fellow residents and occupy Sandy members during a rally held to demand help with fixing dangerous conditions in the Rockaways, Saturday, December 15, 2012, in Far Rockaway, Queens NY. (for New York Daily News).
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Far Rockaway resident Elizabeth Marty during a march with fellow residents and occupy Sandy members during a rally held to demand help with fixing dangerous conditions in the Rockaways, Saturday, December 15, 2012, in Far Rockaway, Queens NY. (for New York Daily News).
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Far Rockaway resident Elizabeth Marty during a march with fellow residents and occupy Sandy members during a rally held to demand help with fixing dangerous conditions in the Rockaways, Saturday, December 15, 2012, in Far Rockaway, Queens NY. (for New York Daily News).
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