Sandy

New York City was slammed on Monday by Hurricane Sandy. Winds drove water into Brooklyn and lower Manhattan and seawater flooded the subway system in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, and put runways at both JFK and LaGuardia airports underwater.

By Tuesday most of my family and friends reported in on Facebook- Many are going to be without power for a while, some with damage:  a dock lost, a basement flooded, a tree collapsing through a roof… thankfully without injury. It could have been worse… so much worse…

Breezy Point had flooded when a fire broke out, and with high winds, flames engulfed over 100 homes. They were burned to the ground- one of the worst fires in NYC history. The miracle is that no lives were lost.

At the Battery in New York City Monday night, the storm tide during high tide reached 13.88 feet above normal, a record, eclipsed a 11.2 ft water level seen during a hurricane in 1821. 1821...

Frank Giannola took this picture at La Guardia:


I am thinking there won't be flights for a while...

I think a lot of things are going to take a while... And, sadly, places like Seaside Heights may never be the same...

Praying for all of the East Coast...