I think most of Manhattan still has electricity.
Posted on 10/29/2012 6:57:41 PM PDT by bimboeruption
Much of New York was plunged into darkness Monday by a superstorm that overflowed the city's historic waterfront, flooded the financial district and subway tunnels and cut power to nearly a million people. The city had shut its mass transit system, schools, the stock exchange and Broadway and ordered hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers to leave home to get out of the way of the superstorm Sandy as it zeroed in on the nation's largest city. Residents spent much of the day trying to salvage normal routines, jogging and snapping pictures of the water while officials warned the worst of the storm had not hit. By evening, a record 13-foot storm surge was threatening Manhattan's southern tip, utilities darkened parts of downtown Manhattan on purpose to avoid storm damage and water started lapping over the seawall in Battery Park City, flooded rail yards and parts of the financial district. "Now it's really turning into something," said Brian Damianakes, taking shelter in an ATM vestibule and watching a trash can below down the street. Shortly after the massive storm made landfall in southern New Jersey, Consolidated Edison cut power deliberately to about 6,500 customers in downtown Manhattan to avert further damage. Then, huge swaths of the city went dark, losing power to 250,000 customers in Manhattan, Con Ed spokesman Chris Olert said. Another 1 million customers lost power earlier Monday in New York City, the northern suburbs and coastal Long Island, where floodwaters swamped cars, downed trees and put neighborhoods under water. The storm had only killed one New York City resident by Monday night, a man who died when a tree fell on his home in the Flushing section of Queens.
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“1. All those people who stayed in Manhattan, because they live in high-risers, now realzie that their elevators don’t work.”
I think the security systems often depend on key cards, not keys. If you leave your building, you might not be able to get back in. Plus, negotiating stairwells in the dark is sure to be fun too.
“1. All those people who stayed in Manhattan, because they live in high-risers, now realzie that their elevators don’t work.”
I think the security systems often depend on key cards, not keys. If you leave your building, you might not be able to get back in. Plus, negotiating stairwells in the dark is sure to be fun too.
Not all New Yorkers are rich. This storm has wreaked havoc. I have no power and three people in Westchester county are dead. Two were brothers who were killed when a tree hit their house. This storm may be the equivalent of Katrina to New York.
Not all New Yorkers are rich. This storm has wreaked havoc. I have no power and three people in Westchester county are dead. Two were brothers who were killed when a tree hit their house. This storm may be the equivalent of Katrina to New York.
Not all New Yorkers are rich. This storm has wreaked havoc. I have no power and three people in Westchester county are dead. Two were brothers who were killed when a tree hit their house. This storm may be the equivalent of Katrina to New York.
Not all New Yorkers are rich. This storm has wreaked havoc. I have no power and three people in Westchester county are dead. Two were brothers who were killed when a tree hit their house. This storm may be the equivalent of Katrina to New York.
Not all New Yorkers are rich. This storm has wreaked havoc. I have no power and three people in Westchester county are dead. Two were brothers who were killed when a tree hit their house. This storm may be the equivalent of Katrina to New York.
I think most of Manhattan still has electricity.
And remember initially everybody thought New Orleans dodged the bullet during Katrina, the aftermath is still to come.
Or do you have one o' them new-fangled mice with a semi-auto button and no safety?
don’t worry though, the NYC authorities will be around passing out condoms and birth control pills to the kids. They stocked up for times like these.
Battery City saw a tide of more than 13’. I have also seen photos of flooding in the financial district (where my kids are) and on the lower east side. It is going to be a colossal mess for the remainder of the week unless they are very efficient at getting things back on line. Neither of my kids have cars so are completely dependent on public transportation or cabs.
One weird thing is that I am watching a webcam of Times Square and there are 100s of people just milling around. What the heck? On the weather channel they show some reporter in Battery City park begin blown all over the place and people are strolling around Times Square like it’s a sunny Sunday...
just had FOX go off the air down here, wonder if it’s just my cable or did they lose power in NY?
“....DC and NYC, the most important place on earth.”
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BS. Ever heard of New Braunfels, TX?
Thanks for putting it in perspective. The South has born the brunt of many killer hurricanes. Galveston has been completely wiped out by hurricanes in the early 20th century.
WCBS 880 news radio announced that they lost power and have switched to 102.7 FM. They are on the air right now at 880, but they said if you tune into 880 and hear nothing, then they are at 102.7 FM. I don’t know about Fox News, because I don’t watch TV. There are 250,000 customers in lower Manhattan alone without power tonight.
When i called the 225 mile strip from DC to NYC the most imporstant place on earth, i kinda intended that with a sarcasm tag. And New Braunfels, yes, ohhh, yes. The way things are supposed to be.
Thanks, they were off for just 10-15 minutes then came back on, don’t know if it was cable here or their feed from NY.
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