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— Laura Trevelyan (@LauraTrevelyan) October 29, 2012
Power shut off south of Wall Street
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Apartment building in Chelsea just lost — its front side
Staying in for the evening
It’s 7pm and the advice here is to definitely stay inside for the evening. From the Mayor’s most recent address:
So I’m in my place for now. It’s a cozy spot, and it’s surprisingly quiet here; I’m at the back of the building, away from the street. This photo is from last week:
Even in my sheltered location, I can still hear the wind gusts getting louder and louder right now.
Con Ed may be shutting off power as a preventive measure in southern Manhattan this evening — it looks like this will be south of me. If my power does go out, however, I’ll post additional updates from my phone.
Crane collapse
A crane in midtown has partially collapsed this afternoon, partially collapsing a construction crane.
From the post on the Architect’s Newspaper Blog:
The storm snapped the boom of the crane at the summit of the 95-story, 1,004-foot-tall residential tower, which now dangles precariously over the streets of midtown Manhattan. The scene on the street is still developing, but NY1 reports that the crane could become off-balance causing a further collapse. Surrounding streets have been closed and emergency crews are on the scene.
Hunker in, have a sandwich
I went out to check out the neighborhood this morning around 10:30. Streets are fairly empty except for some joggers, dog-walkers, and people seeking out fodder for Facebook status updates. There are already some windblown branches (this one looks to be featured heavily in Facebook status updates).
Drop Cloths
Went out for a walk in the East Village from 5:30 – 6:30 this evening. It’s getting gusty out there. The park is closed.
Battening down the hatches
Hurricane Sandy is coming to NYC, and we’ll soon see how big and bad it is. This note was posted on my apartment door yesterday:
A quick photo tour through my week
At St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery, there stands a statue of Peter Stuyvesant, featuring the world’s most unreadable block of text. I was only able to read through 10% or so before my eyes crossed and I had to look away.
A message about Y2K for all Seattle Residents
After countless moves and whittlings-down of belongings, I’ve somehow managed to save this Seattle Y2K readiness flyer for posterity.
The frenetically-designed Y2K logo and then-mayor Paul Schell’s letter attempt to convey confidence in the face of what was then a frightening question: will bugs in our computers inadvertantly trigger an apocalypse scenario? Continue reading
Ah, those puppy-dog eyes
As a brief addendum to my last post highlighting some dandy oddities on 7th Street, I submit this image from a nearby building. While I’m sure this dog was, at one point, cute and charming, it has since morphed into something rather terrifying.
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