“Lower” Manhattan still in standstill because of no power. And by “Lower”, I mean just about everything below 34th Street, which is more than 1/2 of Manhattan business area.
At this point, all the gas stations are empty in NYC, and cars / cabs on the road are thinning, disappearing slowly.
Things are going from bad to worse...
I’m in SOHO. We lost power around 730pm Monday. There’s power north of 25th street since Wednesday, but that hasn’t changed since yhen.
Most stores downtown are closed. Cash only for pizzerias, who are cleaning up. All is calm.
But outside of gas, there doesn’t seem to be a shortage of anything in the city. I’m on 34th st now eating lunch at Tad’s steakhouse, a nice steak, and will pick up some food (milk, bagels, etc) and walk home.
There’s plenty of most things, if you can hike up past 26th st.
The marathon is more important than the downtrodden, its for the greater good. Besides, this cut in caloric intake just makes New Yorkers healthier.
//sarcasm