Photo: view from 510 Main Street looking south at the Queensboro Bridge and Manhattan on the night of Hurricane Sandy. Credit: Author.
Looking Back at the Night
We (Almost) Went Under
New York, N.Y. At 8pm the East River was a foot below the sea wall on the Queens side of Roosevelt Island, NYC, with waves coming over the top (my feet got wet taking photos), and it looked like the Manhattan side of the promenade was taking water center-island as well from the 19th floor of my building. Friends report that the northern end of the Island, Manhattan side, also underwater. There is little rain but heavy wind. I understand the wind will worsen, but perhaps with less rain than Irene, the roots will hold and we will lose more branches than entire trees overnight.
October 29, 2012: Remembering Hurricane Sandy on Roosevelt island (June 22, 2022)
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