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Remember the Second Responders – NYTimes.com

Nobody knows what kind of large-scale disaster will next hit the New York City region, but you can be sure that after the initial chaos will come the mess. And as Hurricane Sandy taught us, some of the hardest and most dangerous jobs fell not to first responders — cops, firefighters or utility crews — but to homeowners and small contractors left t

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Remember the Second Responders – NYTimes.com

Nobody knows what kind of large-scale disaster will next hit the New York City region, but you can be sure that after the initial chaos will come the mess. And as Hurricane Sandy taught us, some of the hardest and most dangerous jobs fell not to first responders — cops, firefighters or utility crews — but to homeowners and small contractors left t

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Report: Day Labor, Worker Center & Disaster Relief Work in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

By Hector Cordero-Guzman, Ph.D., Elizabeth Pantaleon, MPA and Martha Chavez, MPA.School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY) Day laborers have played a crucial role in Sandy relief efforts, yet many of their contributions remain invisible and unrecognized by local governments and disaster planning and relief agencies. This report discusses the…

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