Frankenstorm

[zerrrr]

http://alert.mta.info/

Statement from MTA Chairman Joseph J. Lhota on Service Recovery

The New York City subway system is 108 years old, but it has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night. Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on our entire transportation system, in every borough and county of the region. It has brought down trees, ripped out power and inundated tunnels, rail yards and bus depots. As of last night, seven subway tunnels under the East River flooded. Metro-North Railroad lost power from 59th Street to Croton-Harmon on the Hudson Line and to New Haven on the New Haven Line. The Long Island Rail Road evacuated its West Side Yards and suffered flooding in one East River tunnel. The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is flooded from end to end and the Queens Midtown Tunnel also took on water and was closed. Six bus garages were disabled by high water. We are assessing the extent of the damage and beginning the process of recovery. Our employees have shown remarkable dedication over the past few days, and I thank them on behalf of every New Yorker. In 108 years, our employees have never faced a challenge like the one that confronts us now. All of us at the MTA are committed to restoring the system as quickly as we can to help bring New York back to normal.

[Ecstatic]

The impact of Sandy on lower Manhatten gives a hint of what will happen when the sea level rises just 3' by century's end.

[Prospero]

Very true Ecstatic.I'm thankful that my Manhattan chums all live above the fifth floor in their various buildings. And my US relatives, in Washington and Florida and Maryland, all live well inland as do my friends in Mass, upstate NY and Rhode island.

But climate change will mean the next big one - and those that follow - will be substantially worse.

Sadly neither of the candidates in the Presidential chase are even talking about climate change. Disheartening.

[Wendy Summers]

Checking in: I'm ok but no power water cell service at my home; power and cell service at my day job so I'm typing this on my cell there lol; hope everyone else has weathered ok!

[iagodelgado]

Checking in: I'm ok but no power water cell service at my home; power and cell service at my day job so I'm typing this on my cell there lol; hope everyone else has weathered ok!

Good to hear you're OK.

But which one do you want back first? Power, water or cell?

[Prospero]

New York City and the east Coast got him by this big storm because it is a nest of homosexual degenerates. Thats what the Christian fundamentalist preachers are saying. Just like Sodom and Gomorroh.

Just so you know.

[Wendy Summers]

Good to hear you're OK.

But which one do you want back first? Power, water or cell?

Power; I think it's why mywater is put tbh

[Prospero]

Mayor says the subway won't re-open for two or three days.

[SXFX]

I am just fine...slept great...took a nice hot shower too!
Yeah rough life!

[fred41]

The meteorologists got this one mostly right.It was not an over reaction. My area in Sunnyside was mostly untouched (except for some downed trees)...I feel almost guilty.