One and all,

We are fine. Only about a gallon of water taken in though the roof, but nothing to what our friends to the east and north have suffered. The trees on our street lost some branches but they are still standing. No flooding in the Art Museum District where we live — but as I said, it's the highest part of the city. Has anyone heard from Quincy? Quincy are you there?

Rob

I hope that all of you in the path of the storm are safe, and suffered minimal discomfort.

We lucked out. Plum Island is a fragile barrier beach, and we have had major problems with beach erosion and storm damage in the past - two years ago an older oceanfront home at the end of our street was destroyed in a similar but more violent (locally) storm, as the foundation and supporting dunes were blasted out from under it - and we had brutal wind and waves yesterday, but not nearly as severe as areas further south. We never lost power (one of the advantages of a relatively treeless environment), and there does not appear to have been major damage anywhere on the Island.

I picked up some small branches from the oak tree outside our Baltimore apartment house but otherwise we escaped unscathed.

Chris

Bad as things are down here, they're far worse up North. Still waiting for pics of the shoreline house in Milford. Power seems to be out there, so no word yet.

The worst seems to be at Breezy Point:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/images/sandy-flood13.jpg

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Peace,

Bill

Just heard from friends in Manhattan that there are lots of trees down in the parks and on some streets. Much of lower Manhattan is without power, and the Brooklyn-Battery and Lincoln tunnels are totally flooded. Also read that people are being evacuated from a hospital in Lower Manhattan. Hope Quincy is OK over in Brooklyn. Quincy?

Charlotte

Glad to see that report from Michael. An awful lot of local TV news reporters were reporting from Plum Island all day yesterday, making it sound like the site where the end of the world would begin, at any moment!

Today's reports make it clear how lucky we are in my corner of Massachusetts. There's been flooding, evacuations, etc., just thirty miles from here. My sister, just north of NYC, still has no power, and has been warned that she might be without it for a week. My sympathies to all who face the massive cleanup chore, or even worse, the rebuilding from virtually nothing.

Best,
Jean

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I did some videos from Riverdale ... viewable on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/user/KateBBify?feature=mhee

On Long Island, where 940,000 customers out of 1.1 million are without power, I am one of the very lucky ones who still have electricity, and my property damage was quite minimal. My block has underground wires, which I'm sure was a big factor.

Dear all—

The Williamsburg-tending-Bushwick part of Brooklyn where I live got off remarkably lightly. My lights flickered a bit overnight, but I never actually lost power. As for the aftermath of the storm, some trees were down, as well as at least one traffic light in Bushwick (which was still flashing “walk” and “don’t walk” signals when I walked by around lunch time today), not to mention a few signs and a fair bit of a storefront on Graham Avenue. However, most local businesses were open by around noon on Tuesday, so I got both my crappy bodega wake-up juice and my posh skim latte a bit later without a hitch. I saw no signs of flooding except very near the water.

The main pain in the butt through here is the lack of public transport, which is a lot milder than many New Yorkers have had it.

Oh, and I’m off work until Monday. Not sure what’ll happen with the Carmine St. Metrics reading on Sunday, but I imagine we’ll reschedule—if we can even get through to the venue.
Quincy

Glad you're OK, Quincy--AND got your morning fixes!

Charlotte