Elsewhere in the city, neighborhoods hard hit by Sandy are rebounding, and at street level, Staten Island is no different. The police, firefighters and paramedics searched on Staten Island for survivors. When she was raising her children, Ms. Spagnuolo had preached the importance of solid civil-service jobs, and they listened. “Staten Island represents the death of my mother.”In her darkest times, she forced herself to think about other victims. A mother lost two sons, ages 2 and 4, when waves swept them from her arms on Staten Island.

Source: New York Times October 27, 2017 14:54 UTC