On Saturday, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein volunteered in the Hurricane Sandy-devestated Rockaways. And, Monday, Madonna visited the Queens beach community.
Museum of Modern Art curator Klaus Biesenbach, who has a home there, has been rallying people (including celebrities) to help with relief and volunteer efforts at Aid for Rockaway. He only returned to the Rockaways last week - 'my first night in rockaway post sandy...very dark out here...' - and excitedly noted that stores were re-opening yesterday. He was with Madonna yesterday and later Tweeted, 'thanks to madonna for volunteering and keeping the hopes up in the rockaways today!'
Over a week ago, Madonna included her name on a letter from New York artists to Mayor Bloomberg, which notes, 'Demographically, it is very diverse and not a privileged area. In recent years, the Rockaways became an incredible inspiration and haven for the artists and creative community of New York. As the Rockaways are, at their best, a melting pot between the local community and the creative energies of the city, it is a location where New York is anticipating and creating the images and dreams we all live on.'
The signers, who include Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Lady Gaga, James Franco, Spike Jonze, Padma Lakshmi, Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright, and many others, also tell Bloomberg they 'support the city in your amazing, monumental efforts in all boroughs to save our city and to encourage the creative communities in New York to invent exemplary ways of helping our neighbors and fellow New Yorkers!'
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were also spotted helping in the Rockaways over the weekend. Knicks star Amare Stoudemire also volunteered on Saturday.
Museum of Modern Art curator Klaus Biesenbach, who has a home there, has been rallying people (including celebrities) to help with relief and volunteer efforts at Aid for Rockaway. He only returned to the Rockaways last week - 'my first night in rockaway post sandy...very dark out here...' - and excitedly noted that stores were re-opening yesterday. He was with Madonna yesterday and later Tweeted, 'thanks to madonna for volunteering and keeping the hopes up in the rockaways today!'
Over a week ago, Madonna included her name on a letter from New York artists to Mayor Bloomberg, which notes, 'Demographically, it is very diverse and not a privileged area. In recent years, the Rockaways became an incredible inspiration and haven for the artists and creative community of New York. As the Rockaways are, at their best, a melting pot between the local community and the creative energies of the city, it is a location where New York is anticipating and creating the images and dreams we all live on.'
The signers, who include Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Lady Gaga, James Franco, Spike Jonze, Padma Lakshmi, Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright, and many others, also tell Bloomberg they 'support the city in your amazing, monumental efforts in all boroughs to save our city and to encourage the creative communities in New York to invent exemplary ways of helping our neighbors and fellow New Yorkers!'
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were also spotted helping in the Rockaways over the weekend. Knicks star Amare Stoudemire also volunteered on Saturday.
For more pictures visit gothamist.com/2012/11/12/photos_madonna_visiting
From gothamist.com / Picture by Masako Takagi / Thanks to Catherine
I'm glad that Madonna is doing something to help the people of New York- she does have a heart! Over the years Madonna has done a LOT of charity work (eg 'Live Aid', 'Live 8', 'Don't Bungle the Jungle', 'Live Earth', 'AIDS charity/ Red Hot & Dance CD', adopting two impoverished children etc, etc..) yet her good deeds rarely get much of a mention in the mainstream press- yet EVERYTHING charitable Angelina does is praised & she is made out to be a Living Saint, & she wears veils to keep this image going!
Posted by: ngl | Tuesday, 13 November 2012 at 06:13 PM
Awesome! It certainly brings more attention to the devastation in the Rockaways. Love the fact she had no make-up (at least looks like it).
Posted by: Will | Tuesday, 13 November 2012 at 02:22 PM
Love her all the more and she looks so cute in her gorilla hat. Saw her last night @MSG, so lovely and amazing. My fave part was Love Spent after she talked about Sandy and implored ppl to throw money onstage which they did.
Posted by: hcb | Tuesday, 13 November 2012 at 01:27 PM