Thursday, November 1, 2012

The view from Williamsburg last night


Via Rob Ferri ...

LES food and distribution sites

Via EveryBlock:

Food and water distribution sites will open throughout lower Manhattan at 3 p.m., Mayor Bloomberg announced today.

Sites below 14th Street include:

10th Street between Avenues C and D
Catherine Street between Monroe and Cherry Streets (Smith Houses)
Pitt and Houston Streets
Grand and Clinton Streets — water only
Bowery and Division Street (Confucius Plaza)

In addition, the National Guard, NYC Service and the Salvation Army will go door-to-door in residential high-rises in order to check on seniors and those with disabilities who have been affected by the blackout.

The line for water and ice now at Union Square


Via ‏@LinzaPinz

Resident shares photos of wiped-out apartment; looks forward to return

EVG reader Mark Smith shares these photos of his basement apartment that got wiped out in the storm surge on Monday night ...




His employer put him up in temporary quarters. But he is looking forward to returning to the neighborhood as soon as he can ... he asked if anyone had leads on an apartment. Here's his email.

St. Brigid's at night


Last night.

Last night


Somewhere along East Ninth Street near Avenue C. The remnants of a flood-damaged apartment.

A quick look at Avenue C and D this morning

Around 8:15 a.m. or so... As you would expect, a lot of activity at the Con Ed substation (it doesn't look so busy in this photo, just trust me...)


...a common sight... hydrants are open... I saw a few residents of the Lillian Wald houses fill up buckets and take them back inside the buildings...






The remnants of a big tree that fell on East Seventh Street near Avenue C....



It is difficult to tell how much damage there are to the businesses and buildings on the parts of Avenue C and D that were flooded (I believe the water stopped around East Fifth Street at Avenue C) ... Most places look fine on the outside, where the gates are down. I know there are many flooded basements. Yesterday, there were all sorts of gas-powered pumps in action.

The Associated on Avenue C at East Eight Street was hit particularly hard. There appeared to be an inch of water on the floor this morning. A worker was carrying out bags of mucky products.


I'm still playing catch-up with all this. Please let me know if you have any updates or anything Sandy related.

Tuesday night on St. Mark's Place during the blackout



St. Mark's Place on Tuesday. Via Gothamist, who has more photos of the East Village in the blackout here.

Noted


East 11th Street near First Avenue.

Signs of cell phone life on Avenue C

The front of Esperanto on Avenue C and East Ninth Street is a spot for cellular service... At last look, there were 25 people making calls, texting, etc. (And there are rumors that the cell phone reception area will be applying for a beer-wine license...)


... and a few steps away. Didn't see anyone around at this hour.


This happening at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) on Avenue C? Does anyone know?

An in vogue food truck


East 12th Street and Avenue C.

Welcome back


East 10th Street and Avenue C this morning.

Watch Con Ed blow up, and in slo-mo replay

You may have been one of the 6 million plus people who already viewed this video...



Per the description:

The initial explosion at the Con Ed Plant, E14th and FDR in New York City.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

A quick break in any serious reporting to let you know that ...


Zoltar was fine. Here he is yesterday afternoon.

In the dark

Well this sucks. Everyone OK? We got hit pretty hard, but we're fine. No power. Internet. Online poker. 3G. Etc.

Stayed behind to help out some neighbors in flood-damaged apartments. If all goes well, then I'll be back tommorrow with photos, updates and Zoltar.

Be well.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Avenue C flooding; word of Con Ed transformer explosion

Water is rushing down Avenue C according to multiple residents... Here's is East Seventh Street and Avenue C...


Via ‏@nsj806

And we witnessed that flashing light and explosion... people on Avenue C said that a Con Ed transformer blew, though the green light was witnessed south of the substation... Car alarms blaring from East Seventh Street to East 14th Street... lights flickering...

Sandy's approach

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From Avenue D this afternoon via @dpentecost

Fallen storefront on Avenue B and East Second Street


At the incoming Wafles & Dinges.

Photo by Michael Ford via Facebook.

Reader report: Storm damage on Avenue A and East Fifth Street

Panoramic view of the East River at 5 pm

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By Gregory Patrick

Late afternoon at the East River




Photos by Bobby Williams.

Light pole down on the FDR


At East Houston Street exit... via Gregory Patrick

Sandy skyline


Photo by @lindseyfulgenzi

[Updated] Stores that are open today

[Katz's at 1:20]

We're in the process of compiling a list of stores that are open today (aside from Ray's).

Please let us know in the comments. Or via the EV Grieve email. Or on Twitter. #EVopen (clever!)

Partial list... in progress Call ahead first. (and thank you for all the tips!)

Avenue A:
Key Food (now closed)
Ink
Croissanteria (now closed)
7A
Ray's
Tompkins Square Bagels
Ost
Table 12
That crazy liquor store at East Fourth Street
Native Bean
Yuca Bar (CLOSES at 5)

East 14th Street:
Associated (NOW CLOSED)
McDonald's
7-Eleven
Dunkin Donuts
Papaya Dog
Duane Reade(s)
Adams Deli

St. Mark's Place:
Ray's Pizza and Bagel Cafe
Gem Spa
St. Mark's Market
Mamoun's
St. Mark's Comics
Cafe Mogador (NOW CLOSED)
St Dymphna's (NOW CLOSED)
Tuck Shop

First Avenue:
The Bean (NOW CLOSED)
McDonald's
Saifee Hardware (NOW CLOSED)
The International
Rite-Aid
First Avenue Pierogi & Deli
Brickman & Sons (NOW CLOSED)
The Neptune
dba

Second Avenue:
Professor Thom's on Second Avenue opens at 5
Bar 82
Kabin on Second Avenue
Moonstruck Diner
Cooper's Craft & Kitchen

Also:
Mud Coffee
9th Street Espresso on East 10th Street
Moishe's Bake Shop
Stage
Liquiteria
Bluebird on East First Street
Veselka (Second Ave. Last seating passed — take out only now Now closed)
Russo's on East 11th Street (NOW CLOSED)
Juice Press on East 10th Street open until 5.
Katz's
Mona's, Josie's and Sophie's will be open for part of the evening

Avenue B:
Happy Wok
Sunny & Annie's
Cornerstone
Duane Reade (rumored to be open around the clock)
Vazac's
Manitoba's
Blackbird

East Second Street:
Il Posto Accanto
Il Bagatto is delivering

East Fifth Street:
Lavagna is serving dinner from 5-10 p.m.

Avenue C:
Associated (Now closed)
Bobwhite
ABC Beer
ABC Wine
Casa Adela
Fine Fare
Cafecito (until 1 a.m.)

Most corner delis are open...

How long any of these places stays open depends on the changing weather conditions...

Scenes from Ninth and C — and the East River

The reader who took these also notes that the NYPD isn't stopping people from hopping the police tape on the East 10th Street pedestrian bridge...



...and an angry-looking East River from before 4 p.m.

[Updated] More downed trees


At the New York City Marble Cemetery ... via a reader...

Also got a report of a downed willow on Sixth Street and Avenue B. Can anyone confirm?

Ugh. Here's a photo of the willow via EVG reader Eric...


Another view via ‏@NathanManire


First Avenue between 12th and 13th via @Occupy12thSt ...


UGH. Downed willow in the LES Ecology Center Garden on East Seventh Street between B and C via @finitor...


Earlier.

Wind power


Avenue A and East Fifth Street just now... via an EVG reader...

More downed limbs

East Fifth Street between A and B ... via ‏@mfranks715


Avenue C at East 12th Street... via @mikebarish


Con Ed robo calls coming in

More than a dozen people have reported receiving robo calls from Con Ed saying that the power might be preemptively shut down. Residents have reported the calls in all parts of the East Village as well as in the Lower East Side and Nolita.

Developing...

Gothamist has more here.

Zoltar remains a voice of reason during these Scary Sandy days


Secured behind a bar now... Via EVG reader John S. ...

Reader report from Avenue A: Citibank ATMs out of cash, but Key Food has bread

NYPD shoos away Hurricane Sandy photoseekers along the East River

Along the East River Park Promenade...




Via Steven Matthews.

Looking at the FDR at 1:29 p.m.


FDR Drive, looking south, from Sixth Street pedestrian overpass. Via Steven Matthews.

Shut?


Kim reacts to the news at Ray's this morning... photo by Shawn Chittle. Ray's will remain open 24/7...

Splash Zone poster art


Spotted on Seventh Street and Avenue A by EVG reader Robert Miner....