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Red Hook Still Crying Out for Relief in Sandy’s Wake

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Allison Yarrow finds residents without food and shelter, small and big businesses closed, and many decrying FEMA’s response.

Allison Yarrow

Published Nov. 6 2012 4:45AM EST

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Alisa Pizarro and her 21-year-old daughter climb 14 flights of pitch-dark stairs, with flashlights and pepper spray, at 80 Dwight St.

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“In case anybody tries to attack us,” Pizarro says.

Allison Yarrow

Allison Yarrow

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