April 21, 2013

The Other Coney Island

The Other Coney Island | Brooklyn Community Foundation
(excerpt)
The west side of Coney Island is steeped in poverty. Most residents live in subsidized or public housing. For them, Sandy took what little they had. In the weeks after, without power, heat, or food, thousands waited in lines for hours for donated supplies.

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