Staten Island Diary: 1 Editor Shares His Harrowing Stories & Photos
By Terrence O'Brien & Leila Brillson

The refrigerator had toppled and blocked the narrow path from the living room to the kitchen. A heavy oak dresser, filled to capacity with clothes, was face down in the middle of the bedroom where her queen mattress once was.
Marlena's actual home.
Photo: Courtesy of Ana Petree Garcia



















in NYC