We may go through floods and storms, fear and death, but the one thing that marches on is the human spirit. And whenever a true disaster hits, we find that not all humans are bad, in fact, many of them do kind and honorable things during the toughest of times, without asking for anything in return. It is at times like these, when the chips are down, that we find the most hope for human kind. The following are little stories from the recent Hurricane Sandy where people stepped up and offering their kindness and help to their fellow man. We're proud of them. |
New Jersey |
Hospital employees made a human chain passing containers of fuel up 13 flights of stairs to the backup generator at Bellevue Hospital |
A man carries his wife through water in Hoboken |
"Don't Give Up The Ship" in Lindenhurst, New York |
East Village residents keep warm by a bonfire |
A rescue worker carries a boy away from his flooded home in Little Ferry, New Jersey |
People using Facebook to help each other |
Little Ferry, New Jersey |
This little guy |
A doctor in Manhattan offering free medical services |
Staten Island |
A firefighter rescuing a dog |
This little dog was rescued in a house fire in Long Island
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Kids Helping Kids |
Restaurants in NYC giving away free food |
President Obama and Governor Chris Christie coming together despite political differences |
A little girl gives muffins to National Guard soldiers in Hoboken |
A dog named Shaggy is lifted out of a truck after being rescued in Hoboken |
New Yorkers generate power by bicycle |
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