Coney Islanders push for Sandy recovery
Two years after Superstorm Sandy battered the Coney Island waterfront, residents continue to struggle with repairs and recovery to their homes, houses of worship, businesses and environment. Fortunately, there are still some voices speaking out.
Pastor Connis Mobley of the United Community Baptist Church is one of those voices. On Wednesday, October 29, Mobley, Congressmember Hakeem Jeffries and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams stood in front of the empty church building at 2701 Mermaid Avenue to call on banks and other financial institutions to provide low-interest loans for the rebuilding of local religious centers.
“It is shameful that some houses of worship in the community that were badly damaged by the storm have not been helped two years later,” said Jeffries. “There are churches, synagogues and mosques throughout the Coney Island peninsula, including the United Community Baptist Church, that remain uninhabitable or in disrepair. We cannot let this situation stand.”