Here I am! Rock You Like A Hurricane!

Flickering lights adds to the theatrical effect.

...it is happening in PH as well.

Busy night for the first responders of NYC

http://gothamist.com/map/

...just about every incident is weather related

Happening in Ditmas Park too

whynot_31 said:

Busy night for the first responders of NYC

http://gothamist.com/map/

...just about every incident is weather related

That 52nd and 11th avenue makes me SOOO nervous. I hope that is not the station supplying my power.. but its too close for comfort

heh is it me or is Gawker down?

WHAT THE HELL?!!! The sky just glowed green a couple times to north west. What was that?

Jeebu

tateinbk said:

WHAT THE HELL?!!! The sky just glowed green a couple times to north west. What was that?

JEEBUS? Just kidding, All kidding aside could it be Con -Ed an electrical fire?

Let's list possibilities:

a. Aliens

b. transformer vs tree

c. ??

P.S. Carrol Gardens reportedly lost power

Also, reports are that a tree branch hit a jogger in prospect park and s/he is in hospital. Gotta love NYers!

I think it was a or c. The lights have flickered here a few times and it's flickering a lot up in Harlem/Morningside Heights I hear.

they have shut down power to many neighborhoods.

http://apps.coned.com/stormcenter_external/default.html

armchair_warrior said:

they have shut down power to many neighborhoods.

http://apps.coned.com/stormcenter_external/default.html

Several of those are too close to my nabe for comfort

Brooklyn Bridge park is in the process of being destroyed.

...riding the carousel tomorrow is decidedly out.

This shot is from the LES of Manhattan:

whynot_31 said:

Brooklyn Bridge park is in the process of being destroyed.

...riding the carousel is out.

I saw that on Gothamist. It's tragic. I loved that carousel

that is neat and people are crazy to go out and take pictures.

I wanna now hear from all the folks who just bought liquor, instead of supplies. I hope you folks are OK, and prepared to wait for stores to open.

really windy out there!

actual video of the 14th St Con Ed explosion:

whynot_31 said:

actual video of the 14th St Con Ed explosion:

Whoa. That's scary as hell

OK. Here's a question for everyone's consideration: for those who sent in their absentee ballots and whose mailings were swept away in mail boxes thanks to all that flooding, how do you know your votes will be counted now?

So who lost their power or internet here? (I guess if you lost it you wouldn't be posting :-/ )

Surprisingly I still have my Verizon internet, but I heard people on TimeWarner got screwed.

My cablevision internet went out for a hot second, but otherwise it's been fine. Our lights were flickering a bit, but that's it. (Crown Heights)

Not even a blip. (TWC)

Our TWC was fine... No problems at all.

YAY! the internets as well as my power remained on for the duration of the storm. I have Verizon, and I live well above Sunset Park.

prodigalson said:

OK. Here's a question for everyone's consideration: for those who sent in their absentee ballots and whose mailings were swept away in mail boxes thanks to all that flooding, how do you know your votes will be counted now?

I would be VERY worried and actually call the election boards.

I know I moved way back in April and submitted my address change over the summer, yet when I called and inquired as to why I didn't get my new changed address registration form, they informed my that I am still registered at my old polling place. Huzzah! NY State crappy bureaucracy at it's finest. If you've had to take any licensing exam recently, you will be very aware of how utterly incompetent, NY state paper pushers are. Try to see if you can claim your ballot as lost and do a provisional one.

Same here. As a result of not working in Manhattan, I may even be able to get to work at some point this week.

(for better or worse)

It seems alot of the areas next to the water is without power here. few blocks over next to me is out of power and such since 6pm last night.

We have power and net in south slope, but my friend in crown heights has no net and flickering power. Friend in astoria has no net.