Cleaning up what Sandy left behind
Our city needs all the help it can get to recover from Hurricane Sandy, which is why last Saturday morning, kids from different parts of Brooklyn showed up to give a hand in cleaning up the areas surrounding Kings Highway where days after the storm, the streets were still filled with downed branches, garbage and leaves.
The cleanup was spearheaded by Assemblymember William Colton, with the help of young community activist Priscilla Consolo; given the short notice to local youth groups, they expected no more than about 70 participants.
To their surprise, at 10 a.m., on November 3, Colton had about double the number in front of his community office located at 155 Kings Highway, in the corner of West 13th Street.