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Photos: Post-Hurricane Rockaway Beach Parking Lot Resembles Trash Mountains From <em>Wall-E</em>
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John Del Signore
Published Nov 5, 2012
Modified Nov 12, 2012
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John Del Signore
Published Nov 5, 2012
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In case it wasn't abundantly clear how hard Hurricane Sandy brought the hammer down on the Rockaways, here are more photos from Tod Seelie, who ventured out to the peninsula on Saturday to survey more of the destruction. These photos show the devastation to the Silver Gull Beach Club and the massive piles of debris that are transforming the huge parking area at Jacob Riis Park into the expansive garbage vistas of Wall-E.
Silver Gull is still serving as the drop-off center for people who want to donate or volunteer for Breezy Point, which was also ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. And in case you missed it, on Saturday, Mayor Bloomberg paid an unannounced visit to Rockaway Beach and was screamed at by two furious residents who say the city hasn't done enough to provide basic services. Here's heartbreaking video of the ruins of Far Rockaway, submitted by a resident:
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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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