Monday's parting shot

Thanks to Rainer Turim for this still life today in Tompkins Square Park... where the rain from Tropical Storm Henri flooded the area to the east of the main lawn. 

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[Updated] Flooding seen in Tompkins Square Park

The ongoing deluge from Tropical Storm Henri has flooded the east side of the main lawn of Tompkins Square Park ... Steven shared these photos from late this afternoon...

No sign of marine life just yet. Rain is expected to continue tonight. A flash-flood warning is in effect until 8:45 p.m. 

Updated 8/23

Via Steven, here's a Monday morning look at the water ... which still appears level to yesterday... 

The sun returns tomorrow for four straight 90-plus days... 

With Henri approaching, Key Food still stocked with the essentials

With Tropical Storm Henri on the way, we wondered what Key Food might be like this evening on Avenue A. (Through the years the grocery has been picked over ahead of a storm.) 

EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by to check in on essential items... the shelves were well-stocked... Milk! Eggs! Bread! Beer!

And the music was topical as well... Stacie heard Blind Melon's "No Rain" while there... a choice that inspired a sing-along in the snacks aisle...

Regarding Henri

We're officially on storm watch, as this random photo from First Avenue and Sixth Street doesn't really show. 

As of 11 a.m., Henri is now a hurricane, and warnings have been issued for parts of Long Island, Connecticut and Rhode Island...

#Henri has strengthened to a hurricane and is headed for Long Island and southern New England. Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings have been extended eastward. Here are the 11 am EDT Key Messages. See https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB for details. pic.twitter.com/lRb61AnHaj

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 21, 2021

In NYC, we're under a tropical storm warning... with strong winds and heavy rains arriving overnight...

We are continuing to monitor Tropical Storm Henri. Here’s the latest:

-New York City is under a Tropical Storm Warning. We expect strong winds and rain to begin late tonight and last through tomorrow.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) August 21, 2021

Gothamist has a nice recap of all this here. 

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