Report from the Upper West Side:
Did a reconnaissance of the grocery situation and found no evidence of panic buying. The shelves were partly depleted but not nearly bare—even the water shelf. Manager said delivery coming tomorrow and the bridges were open. Seeming to confirm what he said, a couple of huge semis were chugging down Broadway as I went home.
Broadway seems funny without the constant hum of the subways.
Buses will start running soon but I did not see any.
Trash cans were overflowing on my way out, making me wonder why people could not adjust to the situation and hold on to their trash a bit longer. But then on the way back, a very small van was seen depositing an empty trash can on the corner. Did they empty the full one into the van, or just replace a full one with an empty one? Don’t know. Wondered if they were volunteers. In any case, Sanitation is on it.
Two friends supposed to show up for work tomorrow. One can walk there but the other one can’t. The supermarket checkout woman got a cab from 60-something street and will be reimbursed. I think employee transportation is the main reason the businesses that are closed had to close. The restaurants that are open are packed to the doors and windows.
I’ll sleep a bit better tonight!
Has anyone heard if there was another flood surge at 9 pm?
Glad to hear all is well on the UWS, firebrand. Feeling bad for so many friends still without power...we were very lucky on the UES. Sleep tight!
It’s good that it’s not as bad as it certainly could be.
I’m glad to hear that there are services and things are still moving.
Many thanks for your local update. Very relieved to learn supply and sanitation vehicles are back in action. Haven’t heard about another surge tonight. Prediction for NY-MA was 1-2ft above normal tide.