As I write on Tuesday afternoon, the storm is mostly over, but NY is a total mess. We spent the storm inside our apartment, looking out the windows. From our perspective, it was an unusually windy day, with some light rain. Which is why it was so strange to turn on the television, and see images of streets flooding, power outages, and general chaos 60 blocks to the south of us. In the Upper West Side, taxis were still driving around at the height of the storm (until the mayor kicked them off the streets..) We almost felt as if we were watching news from another city; a strange disconnect. It was also very disconcerting to see images of areas we had just walked in a few days ago now under water. (The Chelsea gallery area was flooded, too.) Today, everything is very quiet, things are still pretty much closed, even though our neighborhood has power. Still no public transportation, and it will be quite a while before the subways get going again.
Life in New York is never dull!
Subway steps, unused...
All the city parks are "closed", with yellow tape at all entrances. Which for New Yorkers of all ages, is certain provocation to enter. Many people were milling about, taking pictures of fallen limbs and trees. Here are some trees that didn't fall down in Riverside Park:
