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Sandy victim: We're on our own in Queens

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    N.Y. man who lost home pleads for help

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Well you know the frustration on the response to hurricane -- -- has boiled over people and Staten Island New York's furious.

With the lack of help that they are receiving.

In -- being temporarily are not allowed to stay in the house they just want you to fix it basically if you have children -- not allowed in the house.

If -- that they have to give the governor has even for a T -- let alone sleeping out.

That's just one guy.

On one street.

In one neighborhood.

In so many compare this response says Katrina reaction FEMA now announcing it started -- have mobile homes and move mobile homes in the area for people to live there.

But William bodes one of them queens New York resident lost a lot -- the storms are good morning to you.

You have no power -- -- you have a home right now.

We don't have all -- -- -- there's there's we need we need all we need -- that you read everything we lost everything we're here you don't like you live there.

I'm that is sort of my family's six almost more effective from breezy point rock way to port -- All of my sister's out -- Merrick Long Island there's there's when he finalist Graham -- -- or.

And doing -- we can survive.

That should marvel and there's -- -- but.

Ron arrow.

We we aren't that we have heard that serve from so many people that there was no one there to help you.

RO I'm uncertain you ask your -- and we are and you are called for help and and you get what can return.

But thank you were actually wolf fortunate most of the people out there because I do have assist -- allowing us and -- -- I mean there's people out there who actually have nothing in their living in these old -- we will with propane there's no electric there's no propane deliveries.

All of our borrowers -- because the water was great but we we have no heat we have nothing.

-- shouting orders down so we have not.

He helped.

You feel like you've been forgotten that your actual and would you tell each other and certain you're sit around in the dark at night no -- we have been.

Yeah that's much.

Well thought that we -- in the daytime where we're ripping out -- we're helping with each other with just arts.

Where's the joke about where's the government and for you.

I -- even though.

Well I'd like to know.

It's -- out there.

We just sort of the only people actually help -- and -- -- was sanitation can you believe it or not they've been wonderful for us.

How Long Will this last do you believe.

Well it's indefinite right now because our power as a post out -- done so.

Or childish is is hurt really bad -- properties breezy point that's where my family.

It should we don't lose you don't know where where -- You know the other thing at -- -- folks on the outside understand is that when the water came in order cars restore partner and saw all the -- been knocked out of the cars these cars -- destroy you can't get anywhere if you wanted him.

Can't -- enough and -- nowhere.

Mean I was lucky I was able to go out Long Island and let you all and I actually sports world and -- and from the fire departments here in Long Island that want well what I mean where.

We're doing -- ourselves.

What what word can we put out that might bring use.

Really.

Please come out -- people don't quote.

-- Art Shell.

Are.

We need help.

-- -- our best -- you voted for it and we we wanted to talk to you because we know you're suffering out there.

Over the off if we can do anything to get the word out driver over the folks who need it we shall thank William -- -- on the phone there and if you -- with this yes.