[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

Gracefully on Ave A is out of bread & eggs... And the Citibank is out of cash at the ATMs. KeyFood still has water/bread #sandy @evgrieve

— Sarah McLellan (@sarahmclellanny) October 29, 2012

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....

Scenes from a Sandy morning walk in the East Village

Have you been out? Strangely calm and soothingly business as usual. Mostly. A few maybe probably obvious things. Umbrellas are useless. Don't even bother. Watch the leaves on the sidewalks. I saw three people slip in about 15 minutes. Please be careful.

Mayor Bloomberg touring the neighborhood...

See Umbrellas are Useless above.

IHOP is closed.

Only the coconuts remain. Hope that they don't start flying around...

WOO.

Does the crane at 51 Astor make anyone else a little nervous? It sure looks secure, but...

First Avenue, 11 a.m., Oct. 29

via jdx