Now that Hurricane Irene has moved up to Canada where there’s nothing of value to destroy, no one seems to care.* But before it hit the Earth’s only valuable metropolis, New York City, everyone was all a panic. “OMG the storm surgezzz!! We gonna DIE!!!” proved itself to
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Sheepshead Bites team member Robert Fernandez risked life, limb and camera this morning by heading down to Plumb Beach for some footage while the winds and waters were still roaring. Fernandez’s camera caught the water pummeling the shore, pouring over the sandbags and into the Belt Parkway and parking
With the rains gone and the wind softened, some appear to believe it’s safe to go outside. Cars are on the road and pedestrians are in the streets. But the city is warning residents to stay indoors as tropical storm conditions return to the area. Notify NYC just issued
Several more videos have emerged on YouTube showing the extent of flooding in Manhattan Beach and Emmons Avenue. Just a reminder: the waters have since receded and the streets are mainly clear, save for a few fallen trees.
Waters submerged the tracks of the N line at 86th Street. Check out Bensonhurst Bean [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2011/08/photo-flooding-on-n-line-in-gravesend/] for the story.
Readers sent in the following videos which show a little of the flooding that happened in Manhattan Beach and Sheepshead Bay. This one from YouTube user N0tAPlaya captures Shore Boulevard before the waters receded. Shore Boulevard was one of the worst hit streets in Manhattan Beach. The second video was
east 28th st
Judging from a few reports we’ve received this morning, it appears the strong winds and heavy rains of Hurricane Irene were not enough to stop criminals. One reader tells us that an assault and stabbing occurred sometime after midnight, on East 19th Street and Avenue U. We have no
As the eye of Hurricane Irene gives Brooklynites a brief respite from the winds and waters, the initial damage reports are coming in. By all accounts, damages across the neighborhood seem relatively small, though there are some instances of severe flooding and property damage due to fallen trees and power
Earlier today we noted that the mayor’s office and local politicians were flabbergasted at Russians’ refusal to leave Brighton Beach [/evacuation-efforts-hampered-by-language-barriers-in-brighton-beach/], despite mandatory evacuation orders [/city-orders-mandatory-evacuation-of-zone-a-including-manhattan-beach-brighton-beach-and-sheepshead-bay/] . Police have been deployed in force to the area, ushering residents to their homes and off the streets. The local pols blamed language
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Plumb Beach yesterday afternoon, before additional sandbags were placed.We’ve just received word that the city has placed additional sandbags on Plumb Beach in an effort to prevent further erosion and flooding on the Belt Parkway Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson informed Councilman Lew Fidler late today that the city
Reader nolastname caught two accidents an hour apart at the same intersection – East 26th Street and Avenue Y – shortly before the sun went down this evening. It doesn’t look like anyone was hurt in either accident, but it does serve as a reminder: do not drive tonight or tomorrow
Did you board up all your windows? Did you high-tail it out of town? Well, don’t worry, you can still enjoy all the mayhem and madness of Hurricane Irene on Sheepshead Bay’s streets without leaving the comfort of your computer. Thanks to the folks over at Tete-a-Tete (2601