A resident of the city Michael Tomeo told reporters that, “It’s dirty, and it’s getting a little crazy down there… It just feels like you wouldn’t want to be out at night. Everything’s pitch dark. I’m tired of it, big-time.”
If people choose to leave the city, they may not be allowed back in as the mayor instituted emergency laws allowing only vehicles with three or more people into the city. For some, the lack of power disabled the locks on apartment building doors, meaning anyone can walk into the building off the street in the dead of night. Rima Finzi-Strauss said, “we had three guys sitting out in the lobby last night with candlelight, and very threatening folks were passing by in the pitch black…”
There have been reports of looting, assaults, and fights breaking out all over the city as residents struggle to find enough to eat in the biggest city in the richest country in the world.
Angry residents are especially taking issue with the city cleaning up for the NYC marathon which is to take place this weekend, while residents are without the very basic essentials.
New York City and New Jersey need help… major help. What can we do to help these people who are struggling and dying only three hours to our south???