New Yorkers weary of urban inequality have taken it upon themselves to pilfer equipment from luxury development sites in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and redistribute it to those in need. The group is operating offline because of recent government "zeal" for monitoring social network activity.
Speaking to Wired.co.uk, an anonymous member of the group said its targets are in the double digits, in Manhattan and almost exclusively luxury residential condo towers "financed with hundreds of millions of dollars in loans from the usual Wall Street banks".
The group began its deliberate redistribution of thousands of dollars worth of goods prior to Thanksgiving, after becoming frustrated with the lacklustre relief efforts on the ground following a storm that left thousands displaced, millions without electricity and caused an estimated $20 billion in damage to New York City alone.
By: Liat Clark, Edited by: Olivia Solon
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-11/27/new-york-sandy-rogue-volunteers
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