Will Older New Yorkers Be Ready for the Next Sandy? (video)

by Michael Shade

Sandy disrupted more than just New York’s physical infrastructure. After the storm, hundreds of older residents living in high rises in the city’s hardest-hit areas found themselves stranded without utilities and, in many cases, access to medical care.

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