“I’d hope they have some ordinances about securing all that stuff, but I doubt it. But who knows? It’s a debris-raining-down disaster in and of itself, just waiting to happen, in a big blow, like what’s coming. Too many NYC’ers just poo-poo it all; thinking they’ll be okay.”
Ordinances only go so far, common sense is what is more important. We’ll see if they have enough common sense to secure stuff and stay inside and away from the falling and blowing debris.
What will really stink is for the fire and police. They won’t be able to respond safely. On the hurricane coast it’s pretty straightforward and you’re warned accordingly: you go out when the s is in the process of htf’ing, don’t expect the fire department to come rescue you if you get in trouble. I don’t know how that’ll play out in nyc.
If it’s left up to “common sense”, it’ll be treacherous for fire/police/rescue to even go down there while the winds are above 50mph. Best to wait until all the rooftop debris is down in the streets and navigate around it, or bring in some plows to push it aside. There’s not much “common sense” in NYC; never was, IIRC.