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President Obama Delivers Emergency Hugs to Staten Island

People still need emergency help,” President Obama declared today on Cedar Grove Avenue in Staten Island, where he surveyed storm damage along with a posse of New York elected officials including Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Cuomo, and Senators Schumer and Gillibrand. “They still need heat. They still need power. They still need food. They still need shelter.” Obama’s visit did not provide nor guarantee any of those things. But what Obama did bring was hugs. Lots and lots of hugs.

He hugged people in a food distribution tent:

Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

He hugged people on the street:

Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

He hugged a FEMA Corp member:

He hugged Andrew Cuomo:

Photo: @nygovcuomo

Also, while we don’t have a photo for you, the Times reports that when Obama met Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, “they exchanged handshakes and bear hugs.”

Obama Visits Staten Island, Hugs People