After the Storm

Irene has come and gone in what some might say was a slightly uneventful evening. The brunt of the storm came in the early hours of the morning and Manhattan certainly copped some wind and rain but nowhere near as much as was expected. There were still some other areas out of the city which copped a real hiding so all in all I think we came out reasonably well. There was some evidence of the power of the storm around this morning. Lots of leaves and branches on the ground, spot flooding and a storm surge at around 8am this morning. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

A very quiet 8th Ave @ 8am. What was I doing up this early on a Sunday for anyway?

Jane St

Someone pumping water out of their basement.

Spot flooding in the Meatpacking District.

The Hudson broke it's banks on the Westside walk. The water had dropped about 30 cm's an hour later.

Looking towards downtown. At this point in time the eye of the storm had just hit Coney Island.

Looking towards Jersey City.

We did not totally escape. Part of our roof collapsed.

CNN reporting from the Meatpacking District.

Dasha putting on a brave face. He is such a princess when it comes to rain.

But loving all the fallen branches.

On of the many umbrella casualties.

West 4th Street, West Village

Greenich Ave, West Village