Joe Tyrone
Appearances
Up First from NPR
Unprepared: There is No Plan
all they talked about when we were mucking out the houses, how much they loved the neighborhood. So I said, there's no way they're going to want to leave. But the reality is, first there was Isaac. That was bad. And then Irene came, put him back on their heels. And when Sandy came, that was a knockout punch. They were like, that's it. People died on the street. And they all knew each other.
Up First from NPR
Unprepared: There is No Plan
This is where my house was. See that ridge right there? That was my backyard right here. And the other side of that was another house.
Up First from NPR
Unprepared: There is No Plan
Well, this is the exact area that the Staten Island Soccer League purchased from the state for some nominal amount. And they're going to build their soccer fields here.
Up First from NPR
Unprepared: There is No Plan
No, no. When I sold my property, I thought it was just going to be like a big marsh and that I wouldn't even be able to get to my property.