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March 24, 2006
Hurricane Brodsky
The Plan relies on a cumbersome two-tiered shelter system that forces residents to go to a reception center before proceeding to a shelter. A substantial amount of residents would not even follow this system, which creates significant transportation problems.
The Plan does not identify sufficient shelter space and reception areas for evacuating residents. There could be millions of New York City residents seeking shelter that are not able to obtain it.
The Plan is completely unable to evacuate special populations, such as nursing homes and hospitals. Some institutions do not have any weather-related evacuation plans in place and those that do have plans are inadequate.
...Assemblyman Brodsky said, "Hurricane Katrina was a wake-up call to remind us of how truly vulnerable we are, especially the poor, the disabled, and minority communities. Experts have recently stated that the Northeast is due a major hurricane in the near future and the City is simply not prepared. I'm glad the City has begun good faith efforts to improve the plan, but their plan will not protect the health, safety and property of the residents of New York."
Posted by Michelle at March 24, 2006 12:16 AM