"Do you have any skills?...You don't need to have any skills to come volunteer...this is still a story". — The Daily Show
Jordan Klepper investigates a story of reconstruction in Staten Island. Two and a half years post-Sandy, four locals offer criticism of the NYC Build it Back program. He then chats with Enrique Norten about Mercedes House, a recent TEN Arquitectos project (totaling 1.2 million square feet) in Manhattan, completed in approximately three years. The role of dreaded "bureaucracy" is then referenced and Alana Tornello (a Disaster Recovery Coordinator) urges folks to volunteer and not forget.
For an alternative view of the topic; check out Weathering the Storm: Rebuilding a More Resilient New York City Housing Authority Post-Sandy released by The Alliance for a Just Rebuilding.
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The New York City Comptroller launched an audit of NYC Build It Back almost a year ago.
No rush, obviously. Cue Steve Miller.
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