Neighbors volunteer to help seniors in Bushwick stuck in homes due to Ida
Hurricane Ida inspired neighbors in the Bushwick area to help out those who weren't able to leave their homes.
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Sep 3, 2021, 5:08 PM
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5h agoThe storm that swept across the five boroughs took out the power to tens of
thousands of people at one point – including the elevators at Hope Gardens.
This meant that many of the senior citizens who live in the building were
stranded.
Riseboro, which provides meals at the senior center, partnered with elected
officials and volunteers in the neighborhood to walk up meals and
deliver them directly to those senior citizens who weren’t able to leave their
homes to pick them up.
Some
of these buildings are 14 floors tall, meaning lots of walking for the
volunteers.
One of the two broken elevators in question has been repaired, with the
other elevator expected to be fully operational tonight.
