@andersoncooper hey anderson plz bring some attention to staten isl. We need help bad. The red cross is no where to be found.thx buddy
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Jeremy Luke (@JeremyLukeTurbo) November 02, 2012Staten Island borough president James Molinaro’s angry and impassioned press conference earlier today seems to have drawn attention to the plight of the borough’s citizens. Molinaro appeared live on “Anderson Cooper 360″ Thursday night to continue to plead for help for Staten Island.
@andersoncooper @AC360 Staten Island is now and has ALWAYS been the forgotten borough. Snow storms, disasters and everything in between.—
Lo (@LorisTweets) November 02, 2012
@andersoncooper I am heartbroken. There are not enough teams to find people trapped in their SI homes, but the NY marathon will go on?—
Bill Buster (@WTBuster) November 02, 2012
Thank you @andersoncooper for shedding some light on the devastation that is on Staten Island… We need more help than people think #ac360—
Vanessa Velazquez (@VeeMarie23) November 02, 2012
@andersoncooper I hope media can focus on people in immediate peril like SI, and not images of smashed nostalgic boardwalks or cranes.—
Bill Buster (@WTBuster) November 02, 2012
@andersoncooper @ac360 It saddens and disgusts me to hear that FEMA and Red Cross has not helped the people of Staten Island.—
Bobbi Bellardine (@Bobbi913) November 02, 2012
"We have far greater demands than a 26-mile vanity experiment" @dianesavino
#nomarathon #sandy #statenisland—
Marianne Reddan (@marsyred) November 02, 2012
I don't think NYC should worry about a damn marathon before they find all the dead..#StatenIsland needs help—
Collene M Hartley (@cmhartley10) November 02, 2012
RIP to the 19 dead on Staten Island. It's a disgrace that no one is showing what is actually going on here.—
Lauren Fiore (@laurenxashlee) November 02, 2012
#statenisland #HurricaneSandy #helpstatenisland http://t.co/EzHQTpDS—
Stephanie Magana (@Steph__Magana) November 02, 2012
My friend Donny's parents house that collapsed in Staten Island. Horrors. http://t.co/zOve2sPF—
SweetSoaps.com® (@SweetSoaps) November 02, 2012
Molinaro told Cooper that he realized that “governing by yelling” wasn’t the ideal approach, but his angry words had brought attention to the needs of his borough.
"You are not supposed to govern by yelling" – Staten Island Borough President via @andersoncooper—
(@CharmedTortoise) November 02, 2012
#StatenIsland Borough President on live with @AndersonCooper: "After today's outbursts… there have been a lot of results." #AC360—
Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) November 02, 2012
What outburst? This outburst, in which Molinaro called the emergency response an “absolute disgrace” and advised the people of Staten Island to not donate to the Red Cross:
WOAH: "Do not donate to the Red Cross. Let them get their money elsewhere!" – James Molinaro, Staten Island Borough Pres.—
Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) November 01, 2012
@MikeBloomberg where is the Red Cross and FEMA? Staten Island is devastated! Come to oakwood beach!—
Jen (@MomsGottaRun) October 31, 2012
Where is the Red Cross? Has anyone seem them in Lower Manhattan or Staten Island?—
Marc Schiller (@MarcDSchiller) November 01, 2012
Sandy is a lot like Katrina. Nobody is helping this poor victims on Staten Island. Heartbreaking. Where is the Red Cross?—
Craig Conner (@craigsconner) November 01, 2012
Where is the Red Cross? The organization reached out via Twitter mid-afternoon, perhaps in response to Molinaro’s stinging criticism.
10 emergency response vehicles now en route to Staten Island loaded with comfort kits, snacks, shelf stable meals, water (11.1.12) #Sandy—
American Red Cross (@RedCross) November 01, 2012
It was just announced that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will visit Staten Island tomorrow morning to survey the damage.
#statenisland breaking news:homeland security Janet Napolitano and #FEMA deputy to tour island tomorrow with other officials #sandy—
Richie Brienza (@Richie_Brienza) November 02, 2012
All @statenisland @janetnapolitano is visiting you guys tomorrow. Hopefully, she'll expedite the help u all need now. #SandyonFOX—
joel waldman (@joelFOX5NY) November 02, 2012