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Yikes Land Shark

October 30, 2012 – 10:06 am

This photo from New Jersey appeared on Facebook. It might not be photoshopped, but judging from the height of the doorhandle I calculated that the sandshark is a 2-3 footer cruising the shallow floodwaters. He must be looking for a Micky Ds.

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Sandy’s Aftermath Day 1

October 30, 2012 – 10:00 am

This morning the East Coast woke up to the havoc of Hurricane Sandy. Reports of widespread destruction are just hitting the media. New Jersey bore the brunt of the storm’s landfall, while Lower Manhattan was deluged by 13-foot high tides. Power is out for millions from Virginia to New England, as the remnants of the […]

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So Far So Good Hurricane Sandy

October 29, 2012 – 5:44 pm

Florida was spared a hurricane season and earlier this week my Palm Beach comrade hit the beach to enjoy the outer winds of Hurricane Sandy. Alison was surprised to be caught by the local newspaper photographer and even more agogged by the photo hitting the front page. Sandy was sunny in Florida. Not so in […]

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Last Train From Grand Central

October 29, 2012 – 1:54 pm

New York City is cut off from the rest of the world. Airports closed. Trains closed. Subway closed. We are where we are.

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Storm Warnings For Sandy

October 28, 2012 – 11:03 am

The wind is light over the rooftops of Fort Greene, as the city prepares for Hurricane Sandy’s landfall late Monday night. Mayor Bloomberg has announced the closure of the MTA’s subways and buses at 7PM on Sunday night to prevent people getting stranded by the storm surges into low-lying flood plains such as the Rockaways […]

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