Hello Everyone! Thank you to all for your concern these past few days as Hurricane Sandy took her toll on the NYC area. Living in Brooklyn, I was nervous but stayed put, as my neighborhood was not ordered to evacuate and we are on high ground - they don't call it Fort Greene for nothing!
As the MTA was shut down and work cancelled, I spent Monday at home, doing some cooking (recipes to come), reading, watching hulu, and lounging about. It was kind of nice! I took a stroll on Tuesday morning as the rain and wind had stopped, for the most part, and I wanted to see how my area had fared.
This was the worst of it, that I could see. And yet another reason why I don't need a car in NYC. This poor van was parked outside of an evacuation center - luckily no one was inside when the tree was uprooted but yikes!
Subways are still shut down, so work was cancelled again on Tuesday. Not sure what will come for the rest of the week, but looks like more leisure time for me. I know a lot of my friends in Manhattan are without power and water so I am thinking of them and wishing them well. Apparently this is the worst disaster the MTA has experienced in its 108 year history, with tunnels flooding, equipment damage and more, so I don't know when things will be operational.
I did get supplies - plenty of food and water just in case, but it is good to know that in addition to an assortment of bodegas, also open in my neighborhood Tuesday morning are: bookstores, coffee shops, dry cleaners, hair salons, and more! So, even if I do run out of any number of goods, I am pretty well set. Also, the preemptive Christmas decorations that went up last week are still standing. Even though it is before Halloween! Sheesh.
This is my street - as you can see if is clean and clear! I am lucky.
And my building is in one piece too.
Hope all is well out there for all of you that experienced the wrath of Sandy - good luck!
Wowzers!
ReplyDeleteThat car is WRECKED!!!