Bodies Of Two Staten Island Boys Swept Away By Hurricane Sandy Found

This is such a heartbreaking tragedy.

I am in some serious tears! How can the people that closed their doors to her and her two boys sleep at night! =(

So very sad, I can't imagine her pain she went thru during the storm and the pain they are both going thru now. My heart goes out to them and I pray God comforts them during this horrific time.

I understand we live in a dangerous world, but come on! People need to start caring for each other again.

Girlllll my heart dropped when I saw this on the news this morning. So sad!! Praying for her strength!smh

This is just heartbreaking! Beyond words! Everyone keep this family and all of the families who are experiencing loss from Hurricane Sandy in your prayers! God Bless you all East Coast! Love from the West! #LoveFromE2U

She should identify the houses she was turned away from! Those people should have their faces, their houses publicized! This horror of brutal in humane treatment and cause of death should not go unanswered! They should be charged with manslaughter!

In tears….my prayers go out 2 this family.

So sad… Family is in my prayers…

This story continues to get worse the more details that come out

So sad, my prayers go out to the Moore family and all that suffered through the storm

Keeping the parents & family in my prayers.

This is so tragic and heartbreaking my thoughts are with the family of the boys

It is. How are you doing?

Definitly a nightmare come true. I could only pray God gives her strength and to keep her faith in him. This story disturbes me so much.

That's a bit extreme! This is a horrible tragedy.. but everyone knew how bad the storm was or could have gotten.. I for one, would have helped and looked, if I didn't have a family to leave behind.. but you have to think, those other homes she tried to get help from, could have been other families trying to protect themselves and THEIR little ones. More lives Could have been lost. I live here in Florida and when we got the hurricane warning here, earlier this year, I got supplies ready and hunkered down in my house with my newborn.. if someone came to my door asking for help.. I would have to turn them away, because my husband was deployed and I was the only one here for my little one. So, to say they should be charged with manslaughter, is completely ridiculous and stupid!

Let this be a reminder, we can't lose our humanity. A woman with children were of no threat to those families that opened the doors. May those people who did, may their souls cry for forgiveness & change the tragedy of their part to something good. May their hearts be convicted & something good come of it.

May god be w the family… So sad…

That is horrible. How could anyone turn a mother and her two babies away. What is wrong with the world. People need to start caring again. My heart goes out to her.

Now, if someone needed shelter from a storm, I would welcome anyone who needed a safe place.. but sometimes we cannot leave our homes to help..

Yes I wouldn't know what to do if this was me

Thats were the Good Samaritan Law should fall into effect

So so sad! Praying for the family

My family prays for this family. May the boys rest with God. May.the mother and father find comfort. I also pray for the people who would not help and now have to live with that decision. Comfort to everyone

How heart breaking…let this be a lesson to everyone…do unto others as you would have done to you… Don't preach it live it… Prayers to the family for such a loss!

way to show you colors New Yorkers that opted to shut your door and turn away a woman in distress with two small children during the worst storm on record. I hope you all feel really good about your selfish, disgusting decision making.

"Moore sought help from nearby houses but was turned away by the people who answered their doors."
Why even answer the door you wackos?

In that type of situation, to turn your back on a fellow human being is absolutely disgusting. That would not happen on the west coast (way different connection between complete strangers out here than back east).

People. Go figure. The man who rejected her seemed like a total asshole in his interview. -_-

Karma is the only thing that will get them and more ways than one. Just trust and believe that the good lord from above and Jesus Christ will fight the battles for us all. Remember Man will fail but God will never foresaken you….

There seems to be a bit of confusion, and I apologize if it is unclear in the article what happened. Moore was asking for help finding her children when she was knocking on people's doors. They had already been pulled away from her by that point.

Wow…

so sad! Typical 'mind your own business' 'don't help anyone who u don't know' New Yorker attitude!

I understand that in this day and time that there are some mean people in these streets, but I would have taken that chance to help this young lady and her boys! My heart goes out to this family! My prayers are definitely with them during this tragedy!=(.

My heart is bleeding for this family. I want to hold them, and tell them that I love them. How could anyone say not to a mom caught in a storm with her two little babies clutching on to her in fear. I am horrified at the actions of these monstrous neighbors. May God bring comfort to this couple and their extended family.

I echo ur sentiments Deborah.

Yup Nazim!

Do I dare say……because she is black?? I just saw the picture of those little babies…….so sad. Those neighbors would have to look into the mirror EVERYDAY and see WHAT??????…HEARTLESS MONSTERS…..YOU BET!!!!!

LorettaI think you are right my love, these idiots doesn’t seem to understand that God doesn’t see color, and neither should we…..

How ironic, the name of the street that would not help her was Father Capodanno Boulevard

It is terribly sad, but I believe the mother bears more responsibility for her own children than others. It was a deadly decision to put two vulnerable children in a car with herself only, where she did not have the strength to hold onto them. They were probably drowned by the time she got to the first house.

Debra , you are so right…..Tears in heaven for these youngsters..

So sad !!!

So so sad. N they are so cute. We are living in a cruel cruel world indeed.

Horrible

What is the name of that guy CNN interviewed? The one who wouldn't let her and her boys in his home? What a dirt bag!

Please lets make sure we read the article thoroughly before we post. The children were not with her. She was asking people to come out into the storm and flood waters and help her search. I would have gone out to help her but we cannot judge people whose situations we are not aware of. As a an earlier poster stated, she's usually home alone with her newborn and would not have left to go out into that hellish storm.

Once again, please read the article instead of skimming it. She was banging on doors ALONE looking for someone to come out into the storm to help her search.

Those people that turned her away will have to live with themselves and the selfish act.

I did read it, but I guess I didn't quite get that point. I read it the other way. Thank you for pointing that out.

I have read the article. According to cnn she approached a man with her children before they were swept away. Here's the link… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9g4Rz3AXkc

Most, if not all of you are reading the story completely wrong. The boys were pulled away from the mother BEFORE she even started asking for help from people. She went door to door for help to LOOK for them.. Open your eyes and read the article correctly; and whoever wrote this article needs to make things more clear to the masses.. and another thing.. this is truly sad and horrible that these little ones lost their lives.. but who the hell takes their little kids out during a freak storm?!

years and years from now, when I look back and remember the horrific episode that was hurricane sandy I will not remember the destroyed homes, electric blackouts, food lineups. No…i will remember the tears of a mother for her two lost precious boys. I will remember this crime against humanity.

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I just saw the CNN story and irrespective of the outcome the attitude of the homeowner was inappropriate, especially after learning of the deaths of the children. He just seemed heartless and selfish.

That is a brutal and heartless assumption.

I've never been in a hurricane but I can only imagine how terrifying it must be trying to find safety, to be stranded and have no choice but to attempt the journey on foot, to be up to your waist in water and have your kids swept away. And later, be blamed for doing what anyone else would have done in this situation.

What would you have suggested she have done? Stay in the house? Stay in the car? Wait and hope somebody came to help? We can't know if any of these situations would have worked out any better. I don't know why we rush to place blame in the midst of a tragedy.

Yes the kids were, this article isn't really clear, but it was on CNN, she seeked help WITH HER KIDS. And the police said no charges could be brought against the man for not helping her and her kids.

This article isn't well written, but it was featured on CNN and the boys were w/her when she knocked on his door for help, and he refused to help her and her boys. THEY WERE WITH HER WHEN SHE WENT TO HIS DOOR!

Yes, friends helping friends and neighbors helping neighbors. QUIT BEGGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO COME SAVE YOU AND HELP YOU!!

I read two poorly written articles then; this one being a link on a major news site. Then the man/person who turned them away should rot.

Yes, I recommended that she stay put in her house. I don't think others should be blamed for her decision to put those terribly young children in a car and drive through a storm. Our governor told us that it would come to a point where we could not even put first responders at risk. Going out and driving in a storm put more risk on those kids.

Wow! Sign of the times Ian.

I'm angry and frustrated with this situation. What gets me wondering what happen if it where a white lady knocking on those doors for help? My guess of course they would have open the door!! What's the relationship or perception between black and white on staten island? This hits home for me. That's all I got to say all you folks know who you are who have common sense understand where I'm coming from. History people look at our countrys history!

so sad… so sick.

Heartless

What surprises me is that it's been 72 hours and the guy's name still isn't on Google. I'm sure it'll be there in time so we can put a name to this inhuman monster. There are about 1000 nonviolent drug offenders I'd like to release from prison to make room to bury this scumbag. A disgrace to humanity. There are so many stories of people sticking together and helping each other out during this tragedy…examples of good, decent people. And then there's this breathing pile of feces. There HAS TO BE some crime he can be charged with, or our law is completely useless.

Stephanie Hameed The articles that I got my information from, which are both linked in the story, did not say that her children were with her. I don't believe the CNN article that talked about the man who turned her away had been written at the time, and it was just updated this morning. So that information was not available when I first wrote this article.

I am horrified thinking about it, I have two grand children who looks like them & are the same age. May those two boys souls R.I.P.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/HelpSearchForBabiesBrandonAndConnorMoore

To help the Moore family in the wake of this terrible tragedy, please join the Facebook page made initially to help find the boys, and now to help raise funds for their proper burial.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/HelpSearchForBabiesBrandonAndConnorMoore

This is disgusting. I'm ashamed o the human race right now. So sorry for the family. Thoughts and prayers are with you xo

i totally agree with you. we knew about the force of the winds and the destruction sandy left in North Carolina for example, so there was more than plenty of time. plus, all the bridges had been already closed, so there was no actual way for her to get to Brooklyn. plus, as an adult, you have to make the call for your family, and taking them out in the middle of the storm was what caused this tragedy. I am a mother of a 5 and 3 year old, and a three month old, and i can't imagine going through what she is going, but I would not have gone out or allowed my husband to go out in the storm surge. selfish as it may sound, everybody needs to take care of their family . i am not saying I wouldn't have allowed her in with the boys if that was the case, but I wouldn't have gone out in the storm to endanger myself or my family. and those of you who blame those who did not help, chill down a little. it's easy to throw rock when you weren't actually there.

The address appears to be roughly 549 father Capodanno Boulevard — assuming he also wasn't lying about his first name being Alan, we should be able to get this ass's name from property records. Not suggesting anyone DO anything, but his name needs to be out there and shamed.

Assuming this is the house: https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&channel=rcs&q=549+father+capodanno+boulevard,+new+york,+ny&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89c24f1747891273:0x17b4884ef082a5bb,549+Father+Capodanno+Blvd,+Staten+Island,+NY+10305&gl=us&ei=BZ2VUNqTH5Lr0QGt8YCACg&sqi=2&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA

If theres anything people like you need to learn, its that a society cannot legislate morality. The moral compass comes from the character of people. Modern new york society is a mass of brain dead multi kulti consumers.

What the woman did was gratuitously stupid, but the people are only reflective of the larger society.

You are extrapolating out of some construct in your head. If it were a WW she would not wait to evacuate and then blame whitey when her poor judgement comes to bear fruit. Same thing happened in katrina btw.

Multi kulti societies never show the degree of community you are dreaming of. Thats a proven fact. It has nothing particular to any one race. All people look out for their own people first.

Did it cross your mind some of the people allegedly ignored her may have been hispanic or black? Oh I see.

the truth is there are so many versions of this story that you don't know what to believe anymore. one channel says that she was heading to brooklyn to her mom's place, another says to her sister, another channel says she was heading to work. the car crashed into a tree / got stuck into a hole in the road. the car was either taken by the water or was turned upside down. something else that is unclear is if she went to the man's house before the boys were taken by the water – and the boys were swept by the storm surge off the steps as one channel presented the story, or if the boys were taken by the 10 feet storm surge and then she asked for the man's help. ift

if the boys were taken by the storm off the steps of the house, then yeah, the man should be ashamed of himself for not helping a mother with two kids, but if the water took the kids and then she asked for help, then give the man a brake. i mean, how do you expect a civilian with no rescue equipment to go out in the dark, and swim in water filled with debris. consider the fact that it was only in the morning, after 12 hours had already passed that she found a police squad that passed through the neighborhood and alerted them about the situation. tragic as it is, but those kids did not have a chance, and the only thing left for us to do is to pray for their innocent souls

Your comments prove my point.

My prayers goes out to you and your family from me and my family so sad god bless

Such a distressing incident, I can imagine what Moore has been through, my heartily condolences to the mother who lost her kids in such a tragic way… kids could be alive if just one person could offer her a shelter, that was the only time people could open their doors for help, though she asked much and the ones who denied, they’ve given the worst example of humankind!

people have seen more worse than this..

the mother had lost grip of her children when she got out of her staled ford explorer(mainly due to water reaching the engine area)…and then went to seek help…i don't think ppl in the neighborhood could help her find her children at that time! the storm was at its worse & she should have left the place earlier!!!

don't blame her, her own house was flooded and dangerous for kids…she did her best! she could not save her own kids from flood…oh God! Mercy….

Abdul Jabbar I know

Tayla Holman · Hofstra
There seems to be a bit of confusion, and I apologize if it is unclear in the article what happened. Moore was asking for help finding her children when she was knocking on people's doors. They had already been pulled away from her by that point.
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Do u understand now? No one denied her of shelter but she was a mother and wanted their help to find her children lost in the storm… everyone's got the right to think about their family first isn't it?

thanks for clearing that up!

No… she did asked help along with kids first…..Tayla Holman tells the story after she lost the kids….check out the attitude of the person who denied help, he is lying and he doesn't even want to know what went with the kids???

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/02/world/americas/sandy-staten-island-brothers/index.html?iref=allsearch

One should not just blame the lady and relax…she is the one who lost every thing….

I didn't know abt that! my comments were based on what the writer of this article had meant but this is indeed shameful that they were denied shelter!

This woman should be arrested.

The man that would no help should pay to bury these little angels!!!!

God help them and bless them….I just cried and cried when I saw this story. Two babies dead….not right. My prayers are with the parents and family right now. I feel so awful for the family.

GOD BE WITH THIS FAMILY. WE AS A SOCIETY TODAY NEED TO BE MORE CAREFUL ABOUT WHO WE CLOSE A DOOR ON. BECAUSE ONE DAY THE DOOR MAY BE CLOSED TO YOU. I AM SO SO SORRY FOR THIS MOTHR……

BUT WOULD YOU CLOSE YOUR DOOR ON THEM. I WOULD PRAY THAT IF IT WERE MY CHILD YOU WOULD NOT. I UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE STORM, BUT THESE WERE BABIES. AND I WOULD HOPE NO ONE WOULD DO YOU OR YOURS THIS WAY.

It's really heartbreaking. What those people did is even worse. My thoughts and prayers are with those who are affected.

I agree. Perhaps she was overworked and afraid and she was not thinking. It is terribly sad, however, still it does not seem fair to blame others or put others in jeopardy in a dangerous storm. For instance, one of the houses that she said she went to, the owner was interviewed, who looked like a older man of small frame and seemed very afraid of her. He said a man threw a flower pot at his door and he stayed up all night with his back to the door worrying. My point was that old man did not have any part in her decision to put those kids in her car. If someone knocked at my door when I feared for my life, and was a stranger that I did not know, (plus he said it looked like a man and he said she did not ask for help but threw a flower pot), and I was home alone, I would probably have thought there was a nut at the door in such weather.

So so sad I have kids and I jst can't imagine.. without them I'm nothing..

You may be in a similar situation one day. Smh

No I'm an old lady who lives alone and always carries her cell phone, and pillows and blankets in my car. If I lost someone close to me, I would spend my time looking for them, rather wasting my time going to strangers for help. I almost lost a sister because she wanted to go out in a storm to save her car. Thank god, her husband and my mother warned her not to go out, because a tree crashed on her car and destroyed it within minutes of her wanting to move it. When the wind is blowing that hard, I would stay indoors. If I got a warning that the first responders may not be able to respond, I would use my brain and take the route to safety. I would rather not put others in jeopardy for my sake.

OMG, reading this story has me in tears…I have 2 boys and I couldn't imagine anything like his ever happening to them…my heart goes out to this mother and her family. She was just helpless and seen them float away….Lord have mercy on this lady and the people who turned her away…this is breaking my heart forreal.

Peace to the two beautiful angels. God has them. It is just sad. I hope their mother find peace on god.

That’s how those people on Staten Island is but they got there karma in the form of sandy

idt Mrs. Moore is blaming whitey. Idt any mother would blame someone else for their own decision not to evacuate earlier, if it wasn't a decision taken out of their hands. However, he turned them away when common sense assessed the risks and knew their survival was imperiled. THAT deserves relentless censore from the masses until he faces his actions publicly

My heart aches for this family.

I'm confused as to why she left her home

I'm confused as to why she left her home

If we could only put others before ourselves sometimes (selflessness), maybe, just maybe we wouldn't be crying over this tragic happening! May their young sould rest in perfect peace. :'(

My prayers go out to this family!!!

Wow how do you live with yourself Beth Mary Hall, you sound heartless.

Beth Mary Hall as an old lady as you say you are, you would think you would have some commen sense and compassion, as your mother warned your sister to stay put in her house, you should have been taught to be human. Shame on you.

Lindsay Riordan Brand The doors she was turned away from at first was before the kids were swept away and then even after when she screamed for help for hours after they were swept from her arms no one responded

That's crazy… The people who's doors she knocked on who didn't help…SMH.

Sad story

Those boys were beautiful she has to be so hurt right now. My heart goes out to her, those people could have let them in or came out to try and help, dang atleast for the kids.. My heart is in my stomach, I couldn't imagine losing my boy!!!!

This is crazy! Wow. The world we live in. These people who turned her or them away are definitely going to rue the day.

People keep saying she shouldn't have been out there. Of course we all know that, and of course she knew that, but obviously something must've happened at her her house to make her leave with her boys. Maybe it started flooding! Trying to get to a safer place was on her mind. She even called her husband before she left to let him know and he most likely was in agreement with the decision. This wasn't a case of negligence. The negligence lies with those who didn't care enough to let her in or offer to help. She was found clinging to a post on a porch. Unimaginable! I pray she has the strength to carry on.

Lindsay you are talking out of both sides of your mouth!!! If you have a heart then your conscious will eat you alive as well as the folks who turned her away. This lady lost 2 kids and from the looks of your photo you have a little one as well, and what if that was you who needed help. All I can say is you better Pray that you won't need any assistance like she did, because you just might not get it!!! Think before you comment.

My thought exactly