Mayor Slurpee McDonut does not want the visible admission that his city is looting central.    (Daily Mail)   Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has begged for the National Guard to be called in and put a halt to an outbreak of looting after the superstorm.

SMASH AND GRAB: A woman appears to be making off with “kicks” at Mello Magic Sneakers on Rockaway Beach Boulevard yesterday.  (New York Post)

‘New York Governor Cuomo also acted quickly by activating the National Guard prior to the storm, and I urge him to allocate as many troops as possible to Brooklyn—troops from New York or any other states that can spare them,’ Mr Markowitz said in a statement.’

Police have so far arrested nearly a dozen people for the crime, but Mr Markowitz said that the FDNY, police, and other first responders are overwhelmed in the borough and desperately need relief.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, however, has stated that the only people he wants on the streets are New York’s finest.

Neighborhoods like Brighton Beach and Coney Island are still powerless and suffering from a lack of basic services, causing residents to fear the worst and either stay inside their ravaged homes or risk the streets.

‘During my tours of the hardest hit Brooklyn neighborhoods yesterday and again today, it was apparent that the devastation is so widespread and overwhelming that it’s in the best interest of all of our residents for a more significant National Guard presence to supplement the great work being done by our brave—but overwhelmed—first responders, including our amazing NYPD and FDNY,’ Mr Markowitz said.

‘In addition to flooding, power outages, lack of  utilities, sanitation and water issues, and no transportation in neighborhoods  such as Coney Island, Sea Gate, Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach, Gerritsen  Beach, Mill Basin, Sheepshead Bay, DUMBO, Red Hook and others, there have been  unfortunate incidents of looting in some locations,’ he  said.

‘All of our resources have been stretched to the limit,  but in the name of public safety we need to send more National Guard personnel  into Coney Island, Manhattan Beach, Gerritsen Beach, Red Hook and any other locations the governor deems appropriate.’

But Mayor Micheal Bloomberg has rebuffed Mr Markowitz’s request, saying that the does not want the National Guard in  Brooklyn.

‘The NYPD had 80 light towers up last night in areas with power outages and the goal is to have 100 more for tonight,’ he said earlier today.

Residents have said they are afraid to leave their apartments, even though they have no hot water nor  electricity.

‘People are turning on each other — they’re attacking  each other,’ Dena Wells, 39, a resident of Ocean Towers said to the Huffington  Post, shaking her head.

‘Even when there’s no disaster, this building is disastrous. But after the hurricane, it just got crazy. We have to get out of here.’

Photographs of alleged looters breaking into abandoned stores have been widely published, as well as tweets announcing the illegal intentions of some Brooklynites.

‘It’s getting dark, and it’s real dangerous out here — that’s why there’s a cop on every block,’ one NYPD officer told HuffPost Crime. ‘You could get your stuff stolen.’  (more)