Lost their homes, now mistreated on S.I.

[Graybeard]

Local news coverage on WCBS-TV interviewing people on Staten Island and some have jaw-dropping stories. One woman whose house was completely destroyed was checked into a local hotel by her family. Today she was told to get out of the room because the Marathoners were coming and they had reserved the rooms.

Another person lived near the starting point for the Marathon and asked to use one of the Port-A-Pottys. She was turned away saying they were only for the runners.

[alfredo]

1. Grrrr

[HereSince1628]

2. There are many millions of stories in the Naked City you've just read of two

of them.

[durablend]

4. And only the two.....

That media decides are salacious enough to report on.

[HereSince1628]

9. Yes, that's certainly true.

[FieryLocks]

3. Not all is bad on S.I.

Here is one man doing the right thing...props to him!
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/02/staten-island-hotel-refuses-to-evict-storm-refugees-for-visiting-marathoners/

And on another note, they should really cancel the marathon.
It can wait!

[Graybeard]

8. Yes. Same broadcast had good stories.

We saw volunteers who had set up tables passing out coffee, sandwiches, donuts and other food to people who were cold and in need. They had knocked on doors of houses not badly affected and asked for contributions of food and clothing for their neighbors.

[nolabear]

5. That kind of thing needs to stop NOW. This marathon might be a disaster if people disrupt it.

I guess "disaster" is not the word in light of real disaster, but I think there's a real chance that angry citizens will interfere with it to the extent that the runners won't be able to complete the course and any times will be invalid. How they could have come up with such a clusterfuck in the midst of handling a situation relatively well is beyond me. People just amaze me sometimes.

[Horse with no Name]

6. Honestly I would hope that these stories would be verified

but with the media? I know they aren't.

It's hard to believe ALL of the crap coming down the pike.

[justiceischeap]

7. I saw another story on DU that stated the opposite of this

That the hotels were refusing to kick the locals out.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014288113