Borough President James Molinaro, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Councilman Vincent Ignizio tour a storm-ravaged Tottenville block.

(Photo by Edward Reed)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg, top aides and borough officials toured Tottenville areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy, including the Yetman Avenue block where 13-year-old Angela Dresch was killed and her father, George, went missing as the storm destroyed their home.

In a silent video posted on YouTube by City Hall, Bloomberg can be seen touring water-soaked streets and lots strewn with splintered wooden boards, downed trees and other debris from damaged or destroyed homes.

The mayor spoke with neighborhood residents who had suffered property damage and other losses in the storm.

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As a solemn Bloomberg walked through community, residents could be seen dragging black plastic bags of trash, ruined personal belongings and damaged furniture to the curb. Others could be seen picking through the rubble.

Bloomberg also stopped to say hello to police officers on the scene, and also spoke with volunteers from the Port Richmond CERT rescue squad and other emergency responders.

Bloomberg was joined by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden, Borough President James Molinaro, and City Councilmen Vincent Ignizio (R-South Shore) and James Oddo (R-Mid-Island).

The tour was closed to the press.

On Thursday, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both New York Democrats, are set to tour the East Shore and Tottenville with Molinaro.

Advance Political Editor Tom Wrobleski writes the Polit Bureau blog. Follow him on Twitter.