Today I had a little time to volunteer in Coney Island. Coney Recovers' Facebook page says volunteers should be at MCU Park 9 AM sharp so I was there some 15 minutes before that time, but when 9 AM rolled around and I asked a volunteer coordinator she told me to wait a few minutes. After what seemed to be a long time, a group of New York Cares volunteers came so I approached them and then walked in with the group, even donned their orange jacket, for the duration of the work. Volunteer work is volunteer work, it does not matter to me really, as long as I get some work done. Another volunteer group present was America Corps NCCC and some other groups joined later on, one from an Intermediate School, I believe. Together we gave out water, instant noodles, hand warmers, cleaning supplies etc. I was at the table to give out water. All the residents patiently waited in the long line in the cold. Most came prepared with a grocery cart while some came up with only big, black plastic bags. It was nice to know that some people refused the water because they already had what they need from earlier distribution.
In other news, maybe it's true that the media only reports bad news. So we saw photos of people lining up with jerry cans to buy gasoline for their disabled automobiles. Now that the crisis is over, no news about it? On my way to the volunteer site this morning, this is what I saw at the corner of Cropsey and Neptune. Look ma, no lines! Alert the media!
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