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Staten Island resident: 'Shame on Bloomberg'

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    MaryAnne Alessio angered over lack of response

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Much to cut away very briefly -- agenda to public I don't know I think that is alive and then.

Is it not it was a bit early but but there'll do in this thing we're still commands -- by the way Republicans do this as well.

But.

-- -- -- themselves and and they I don't Staten Island is a New Orleans nor my comparing.

This storm with Katrina.

But maybe Staten island's not cool.

Maybe it's not so culture statesman -- it's not anything that many of the mainstream media would lie or -- -- quick comparisons to but.

And there are a lot of people that power there a lot of people without homes there a lot of people on the water.

Is because Staten Island -- -- -- -- -- mean.

And and and this and ended the ruins the Ronnie.

Sunday marks the annual New York City Marathon and gets -- it all starts.

Staten Island.

City mayor Michael Bloomberg says the marathon months -- -- As locals remain without shelter power even clean water.

Many of them are seeing race preparations underway using -- sources.

Including generators lots of water plume.

Puerto pockets they could use that they would -- Through a resident of that.

That's fine Staten Island Marianne Alessio right now there and how you doing.

I have had bad days and they're not good did not -- cranking -- at short.

What is the balance on this weekend.

I think the marathon in disgrace and shame aren't aren't Bloomberg -- on that -- That painting -- -- but allowing people to cross over the very -- bridge station will be running he -- that I aren't helped by.

Each providing -- -- -- this marathon people buying people to go to bed throws that people don't even have Holmes who -- -- that island.

-- no no -- actually -- it no he didn't know what up.

It's it's great what he's going it's really disgrace.

Putting marathon is -- -- -- -- -- -- pretty -- here and that.

-- people or middle class people.

-- -- and they only have a place to live action but picking up and in the -- Trying to keep themselves warm up a little children at Albania did it -- in the background we -- forgotten barrel.

And came on Bloomberg cannot even comment yet -- well.

All the expectation that done here -- concern -- Manhattan's.

-- he's.

Trying sunshine pitcher and it's not a I'm -- picture I'm sorry and I'll -- New York City is ready any marriage aren't.

The come to an island and click that -- You know -- are only.

Today getting the first real images of just how devastating it was -- -- a lot certainly of the Jersey coast and part of the Connecticut coast what have you but the damages Staten Island.

Certainly rivals.

Any of that damage -- what is it about you guys -- either getting ignored -- shown no respect.

I think -- the middle of a belly everything women go click people and that kind of we -- work at it you'll have a family yet most market and bother working.

We -- not rich would not very well being we are middle but people that go to work and it and that's basically it.

I have to praised.

Governor Christie on his behalf that he is important security people -- -- and can't.

What's hottest master C get from -- -- Bloomberg he is concerned about Manhattan and -- the taxes.

He did not companies that -- and he did not set any damage any -- -- as well area button half.

The -- too busy compared about the -- aren't.

Well in the area and you also have the Homeland Security secretary.

Janet -- -- -- I'm glad -- -- came today -- she got pregnant not on that island that she did talk handout that math and which is.

-- about the only.

Official.

ED I am glad to reach out to all of these missiles on the left or right whether federal state local what do you need -- what are your -- -- You are what we mean believe it -- not today I have.

I'm I'm a registered nurse and my husband -- -- they get the very good couple style and the middle -- people I had to get 128.

Toilet seat is involved on the -- but from someone in street it was walking around with toilet paper and bottled water and and it is damages.

Toilet paper go to people who can't get out go to people and try to help them.

You know we don't have that who was being good -- the national got -- in -- from day one.

NYPD.

Started showing that they didn't in the new -- every the second day at the storm quite it was so much water recalling around.

We have we have -- here that well well opt.

People came and -- -- was -- rock television.

Whatever they can -- the -- people evacuated at you know what I didn't actually my home but I was what.

My neck -- want to.

Outside my house trying to evacuate my home and I Clinton and another neighbor took me back in any my husband -- my door and.

We'll Maryanne do you think there are lots of folks still stuck and homes there might be.

More bodies found in -- now.

I'm I don't know if you're aware that we didn't many people here that our I know it is a lot of people that every -- it.

It's two big areas are you touched the yet.

Nickname I know -- -- my friend lives in Midland and she called me yet -- -- she -- that cause she couldn't even get out.

But what it was well hi I'm -- and that she couldn't get there.

I mean here I mean damn bike but -- growth area that whole play the whole front regret the loss was one -- at eight.

And you would know pretty -- people to -- they will walk in the street like I'm the -- and no one lead after the first.

I would be 24 -- it helped any by.

And then National Guard and they gang got collect them and I think that word god.

God black and they came and they would help bit but what an NYPD came and the fight department ain't but.

It should it should not and not and now Mayor Bloomberg want you hate war -- hell.

He want to be police thought that people lined the street that a -- aren't heat that he or added pocket but under the clean up pocket the areas are more important people human mind -- and one back for a clean pocket department -- -- -- -- down.

-- and -- you said it better.

And I ever could which is -- I'm gonna set up.

I'm sorry but you -- -- -- just how much hot pursuit caught breaking going on all -- ear and not only me I was that we tune.

This many people -- that you want then I.

And I just hope that it gets back on at the end hopefully in three months six months from now it will be -- aren't.

There -- won't move more to thank you.