Sunday, October 28, 2012

Con Ed shutting off some steam service

Several residents have told us that their landlords are turning off the hot water... here's the official release from Con Ed on the matter.... an excerpt...

Con Edison is also in the process of shutting down steam service to some buildings in areas of Manhattan that may be prone to flooding. If the steam pipes were to get inundated with flood water externally, the temperature difference could make the pipes dangerous.”

One reader said that her landlord announced this in an email, and she's in Zone B.

[Updated] Sandbags were going for $4.99 today


At Saifee Hardware on First Avenue...photo via EVG reader AC....

Updated

Got an update... here are the size of the bags...




Pre-Sandy scenes from this afternoon

Tompkins Square Park closed around 2 p.m....


... the Farmer's Market broke down around 4...


... and some scenes of the East River before the storm...




Via Bobby Williams...

Soccer practice in Zone A


Via Steven Matthews...

[Updated] The line to checkout at Key Food at 3 p.m.

Via an EVG reader...


The good news: They have plenty of Bounty left.

Updated

The scene at 6:50 via EVG regular jdx ...






Meanwhile, in things that likely have nothing to do with Hurricane Sandy (I hope...)

Randomly on the Q train this afternoon... spotted this fellow in a loincloth exiting at 23rd Street...

City shuts down Tompkins Square Park

The City said that it was shutting down all Parks at 5 p.m. today in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy's high winds. However, workers locked the gates around Tompkins Square Park just after 2 p.m.


Con Ed amassing the troops in Union Square



Via EVG reader faces ...

And via James and Karla Murray...


Pre-Sandy ops: Village East Cinema removes letters from marquee

Pre-Sandy spot grocery check

C-town on Avenue C via Crazy Eddie...


Key Food on Avenue A via @Vivnsect ... a shot of the check out from the back of the store....


Bloomberg orders mandatory evacuation for Zone A



City info here. (PDF)

More info to follow...

Update:

Another map...

Tompkins Square Park closing at 5 p.m.; plus MTA shutting down the system