Ive always said that I have the most hardworking, dedicated staff in the world, and thats because in my office our philosophy is to work 24/7 to move mountains for our constituents. So I want to give a shout-out to my Brooklyn Office staffer Liam for springing to action in the dead of night last week to help a Bay Ridge constituent whose house began flooding when a nearby fire hydrant was leaking uncontrollably. Way to go Liam! ---------------------------------- The freak flood began around noon last Friday when firefighters opened a hydrant on 72nd Street for routine maintenance. But New York’s Bravest somehow couldn’t close the hose hook-up afterwards, so they called the Department of Environmental Protection When it was clear there would be no immediate response from the city, a photographer for this paper who was documenting the disaster decided to call in the heavy hitters — “It was a fiasco,” said camerawoman Georgine Benvenuto, who called an aide for Rep. Michael Grimm (R–Bay Ridge) in hopes of prompting action. “I got a call at 2 am, and Georgine said there’s a flood on 72nd street and no one’s doing anything, so I ran out the door and around the block,” said Liam McCabe, who works for Grimm and lives on 69th Street. “I called the local precinct and brass at NYPD and the Fire Department. I explained to them the situation, and very shortly after, DEP came.” If it wasn’t for Georgine and Liam, I don’t know what I would have done,” she said. “They were so adamant about everything. When I think about it, I get goose bumps.”
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 17:35:21 +0000
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