hurricane sandy power: ShortFormBlog

23:04 • 6 months ago

Welcome back, NYC power.

The reaction on the Lower East Side when power came back on.

Via @thecultureofme

Based on the way Twitter reacted to the power returning, you got the feeling that this was happening all over NYC today. Glad to see this.

20:38 • 6 months ago

24M the number of gallons of fuel the Defense Department will send to the NYC region using military tankers. While the city’s port is open and fuel pipelines are about to re-open soon, the problem is that many gas stations are currently without power, limiting the available stock of gasoline in the region. Some parts of central New Jersey may be without power for days — causing more fuel run troubles. source

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