One Woman’s Journey from El Paso to a Rockaway Beach Condo Board (NY)

“New York is so hectic,” says Arellano, 53, who earned a bachelor’s degree from John Jay College, a law degree from Brooklyn Law School and a master’s degree in accounting from Baruch College after her discharge from the Army. “When I walked into my apartment the first time I went straight to the balcony and stared at the ocean. The ocean makes everything OK. Those six months were the happiest time of my life.”  The happiness ended cruelly that fall when Hurricane Sandy hammered the Rockaways. Over the next three years Arellano became aware that the Beach House had problems that went way beyond damage from the storm.   Read the entire article……………………………….