Too many of us have not yet received the promised financial assistance from New York State via the New York Rising program, and this demonstration in Island Park, NY protesting the snail's pace of recovery, was held two weeks ago, concurrently with our counterparts in Brooklyn. It was bad enough that FEMA's help in the direct aftermath of Hurricane Sandy was arbitrary and inconsistent; the wounds have only multiplied 18 months later as debt increases, hope wanes, and government incompetence has driven so many of us to the brink of despair. We soldier on, wading through snarls of red tape and the complaisance of our elected officials to force action for those homeless with a mortgage, or for those seeking some sort of reimbursement for home repairs that drained bank accounts dry.
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