NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – In the New Dorp Beach section of Staten Island, a relief center constructed in the wake of superstorm Sandy is being told to make way for the upcoming summer.

Donna Graziano’s tent city is covered with tarps and strapped together with plywood and boards, but she said it’s was a lifeline for hard-hit residents.

“I supply them with food, cleaning supplies, baby supplies,” she told WCBS 880 reporter Jim Smith.

She said the city now wants her to clear out the ad-hoc base camp before the beach season.