Some NYC Schools Will Double as Shelters Next Week
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New York’s schools have been shut for a week, but Brooklyn Technical High School in Fort Greene is bustling. The stately brick building is one of several schools that’s been converted into a shelter for Hurricane Sandy evacuees. Inside, aid workers in neon crossing-guard vests shuttle through the corridors, coordinating volunteers who’ve come to help elderly and mentally ill evacuees, some of whom need around-the-clock assistance.