From Sandy

With Love

Philadelphia, PA

TO: Congressman Robert Brady

417 Avenue of the States

Chester, pa 19013

Because it’s so much, like three-quarters into the street I am waiting for the city to come and dispose of some of it. And then I’ll have to deal with the rest of it myself. Homeowners Insurance isn’t going to cover it. It’s going to be a struggle financially, but what can I do?

Sincerely,

Carol Mehler

Atlantic City, NJ before the storm Atlantic City, NJ after the storm

Chris Christie

PO Box 001

Trenton, NJ 08635

“Do AC”

To me, one of the most striking pictures

is of the Seaside Heights roller coaster in

the ocean. What’s weird is that it seems

to be intact, but it’s sticking up out of

the Atlantic right by the coast. There’s

talk of leaving it that way as a tourist

attraction.

Love,Joe Fortunato

Lorenzo T. Langford

1301 Bacharach Blvd.

Atlantic City, NJ 08401

New York City

I was stuck in New York for several days and trying to find a taxi to Manhattan from Brooklyn was a nightmare. No one wanted to take me. When I finally got picked up my taxi drive told me that he’s never seen traffic like that before. Not even after 9/11. There were no traffic lights or street lights. He said driving at night was like Russian roulette. It was so scary.

Sincerely,Kristen Johnson

Michael R. Bloomberg

City Hall

New York, New York

10007

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The Jersey Shore

Bradshaw’s Beach,New Jersey

Sadly you can see the first floor of Kent’s house took a beating at Bradshaw’s Beach. We all suffered power outages...at the least...and some of us really suffered the wrath of the storm. Hope everyone is good now and those affected the worst make it through this ordeal. Take Care.

Sincerely,

Bob

Carol Mehler

3911 Warren St.

Phi l ad elphi a , P A19104

New York

like a scene from all those movies

We’re in the dark with no food, no heating, and no hot water. We were supposed to have our power back on today, then they told us Monday and now they are telling us November 10th.

LoveRobert Mesuk

Michael Bloomberg

City Hall

New York, New York

10007

Toms River, New Jersey

This hurricane was handled better than Katrina but still is not being resolved in the best way. FEMA processes and procedures need to be overhauled and more charities like American Red Cross should become priority for donations because they actually help people.

LoveKeyanna

500 C Street Southwest

Washington,DC

Lynn Gilmore Canton

20472

I was in the water for like four hours. My kitchen went, and I thought the whole house was gonna go, so I walked out the front door, and the current took me all the way into the bay, like maybe a half a mile into the bay. You know, I opened up the door, to see what the big noise was, and all I saw was the bay. There was nothing there. And I got so freaked out. As soon as I opened the door, the water rose 5 feet within three minutes. To be honest with you, I’m afraid of the dark now. I was in the dark for so long with at least 15 to 20 foot waves with the bay crashing over me. I couldn’t even breathe.

From,Mike

Christine

150 Silver Bay Rd.

Tom’s River, NJ

08753

Long Island, NY

Maybe God doesn’t want me to be here. It’s very overwhelming. I have nowhere else to go. Now it’s all gone. I have hope all the time. I never lose it.

From,

Eddie Saman

Sal Barcia

58 Forest Lane

Staten Island, NY

10307

PLLFD

Point Lookout Lido Fire Department

It was about 11:30 pm, one hour before high tide when my crew and I stood at the highest point in town in the middle of the street. Water was up to my waist and continuing to rise. The street was black, empty, eerie and the wind was roaring. In the distance we saw an orange glow, well into the sky and bright, intense flashing of all colors. The flashes were a power plant that was exploding and had cut power to the enture island, a population of over 50,000. The orange was the glow of fire. An entire block of homes the next town over was burn-ing out of control. At this point the water was too deep for us to respond. We wouldn’t even be able to make it out of town by this point. It was surreal and devastating. The fact that we were so close, less than five miles, but were completely helpless.

Love,Josh Littlefield

William Martin Joel

9 52nd Street

11756

Brooklyn, New York