A hardware store in the West Village offered power strips so that the thousands of people in the neighborhood who were without power after Hurricane Sandy could charge their cell phones and other gadgets.
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As Hurricane Sandy bore down on the East Coast last week, millions of residents were left without power, cell phone service, Internet, and home phone service. In an outpouring of support for people left stranded by the superstorm, several mobile carriers took to the streets offering free device charging stations and access to emergency wireless phones.
Verizon announced this week that it will continue to help Sandy victims by waiving all charges for domestic voice and text usage for its customers in the New York and New Jersey areas between October 29 and November 16.
"Verizon Wireless continues to focus its efforts to assist customers in the regions hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy," the carrier wrote in a FAQ about the program. "We announced November 4th that customers in portions of New York and New Jersey will not be billed usage charges for domestic voice and text us... [Read more]
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