Earlier today, Mayor Bloomberg announced NYC Restore, a new initiative to create one-stop locations that connect residents and businesses impacted by Hurricane Sandy with the services and supplies they need most. Seven NYC Restoration centers in total will
“What a horrible sound,” a man filming this video of One World Trade Center is heard saying shortly before Hurricane Sandy struck New York City. The noise he’s referring to is an eerie, high-pitched howl that can be heard coming from the tower, which was turned into a giant musical instrument by the impending storm. Reports liken the creepy phenomenon to an Aeolian harp – an ancient instrument played by the wind – sounding an ominous warning of what was to come.
Most New Yorkers probably won’t recognize the gorgeous new Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center on the Lower East Side, as it has been covered by scaffolding for a whopping eighteen years! After years of renovation, the cultural center finally
Hurricane Sandy destroyed and endangered hundreds of homes and many residents throughout the East Coast were forced to leave their neighborhoods due to the rising safety and health concerns during and after the surge. It’s a scary thing to be away from home
Ever wonder exactly how big New York City’s carbon footprint is? The Carbon Quilt, a company that specializes in visualizing greenhouse gas emissions, is answering that question with a video showing giant balls of gas taking over our streets. The film reflects
Approximately 100,000 people are still homeless because of Hurricane Sandy. To address the need for shelter for these New Yorkers (especially with snow on the ground now) Mayor Bloomberg announced last night that he has teamed up with online accommodations
Three years ago, when we first posted these images of a lake-like Times Square, a flooded 5th Avenue and a waterlogged Garment District, we viewed them as a haunting visual prediction of our distant future. Now, less than a week after Hurricane Sandy took her toll on the East Coast, they're hitting a lot closer to home. Times Square isn't actually filled with gondolas, but people kayaking the streets of Staten Island doesn't seem too far off.
We’ve got great news to report – power appears to be back on in many parts of Manhattan, even those that ConEd said would have to wait until tomorrow. People have been tweeting that street lights are back on all around downtown Manhattan and ConEd just left
Over 900,000 were left without power in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, including 226,000 people living in Manhattan. Since the super storm, Consolidated Edison has been working day and night to get operations back up and running and today the company announced
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NYC officials have announced that they are hopeful that power will be restored in Manhattan by Friday or Saturday this week. Nearly half of the city lost power on Monday night after an enormous explosion at a Con Edison
Much of Lower Manhattan is still in the dark thanks to the explosion that occurred during Hurricane Sandy at the Con Edison power plant on Avenue C and 14th Street. What many thought was “green lightning” was actually a transformer exploding around 9 p.m.
Hurricane Sandy has not been kind to New Yorkers. The monster storm swept through the city on Monday and caused destruction in every borough, but despite the fallen trees, flooded subways and precariously dangling cranes, New Yorkers kept trucking on and many were out and about documenting the damage. Read on for photos - some taken by us and some sent to us by readers - of what the city is looking like post-Sandy.
New York City may have just been battered by one of the worst storms in East Coast history, but the Big Apple continues to prove its resilience even in the face of disaster. This year celebrate the spirit of New York City and crown yourself
Hurricane Sandy has already started to rage, and water levels have been rising around New York. If you’re stuck in an evacuation zone with nowhere to go (or no way to get there with the subways being closed), you may want to head to one of the city appointed
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Sunday morning that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will start suspending all public transportation at 7 p.m. Sunday. NYC transit subways will be closed at 7 p.m. and buses will stop running two hours
It’s no secret that we New Yorkers adore Central Park, but one man loves it so much he donated a whopping $100 million to its endowment, marking the largest amount ever gifted to a public park. Hedge fund heavyweight John A. Paulson and the Paulson Family
After 40 long years of waiting, New Yorkers will finally see legendary architect Louis I. Kahn's vision for the FDR Four Freedoms Park come to life on Roosevelt Island. The monument and new green space is set to open to the public this morning. If you can't make it today to see this powerful memorial to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, fear not. We snapped some sneak peek photos to tide you over, so read on!
Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered on Monday as part of a nationwide opposition to the Spectra pipeline and successfully halted construction for the day. Vigils, protests and lectures have taken place at the Spectra site in the West Village for weeks as concerns
