So Hurricane Sandy is on her way up the East Coast, and it’s supposed to be a monster. A quick perusal of Google News’s realtime coverage has headlines with terms like “Obama warns of ‘big and powerful storm,’” “wall of water,” and “superstorm nears.” Of course, Sandy has already killed 51 in Haiti, and has been wreaking havoc up and down the East Coast.But since New Yorkers have a very NYC-centric worldview—media folks included—I thought I’d stroll around Brooklyn to see how people are getting ready for Sandy. The short answer is that this afternoon, people were dragging their kids around Prospect Heights like “superstorms” are just a state of mind.
My intrepid girlfriend and I strolled a five mile loop through Park Slope, Gowanus, and Carroll Gardens (more on that in approximately two sentences!) and every subway stop was blocked off like this. With the subways empty, am I the only one thinking hurricane rave?
Okay, that’s kinda dark.
Turns out there are two types of people that don’t mind 40 mph gusts and rain: bad parents and joggers. Seriously, people were wasting calories all willy-nilly. They’ll be the first to starve when the food runs out.
Oh, and bikers too! “Just going for a few loops around Prospect Park,” they tweet before being decapitated by a tree branch.
These people were consulting a map while their kid was being rained on. Hurricane tourists are the worst.
Who I do feel bad for are delivery drivers, who were out in force. Folks, just because you’re ordering through Seamless and don’t actually have to interact with your delivery dude doesn’t mean a $2 tip on a $30 order is chill.
These guys are in for a busy few days. Be thankful for them.
Park Slope was pretty crowded, and every coffee and vegan bakery was packed with people moaning about how delish their fair-trade croissants were. This fancy grocery store was packed with people buying cheese and shit. Of course, it’s easy to be smug when you live on a slope. You’re impervious to flooding!
The Union Street Bridge smelled like shit.
I wonder if it has something to do with the Gowanus Canal being neon green in color? Looks like NY Mag was right.
Despite the smell of tons of sewage flooding the canal, Union Street Bridge was a cracking place.
That’s a rather contemplative look for a gal staring at a river of turds.
Seriously, water is not supposed to be the color of a Ninja Turtle. Plus, it looks like the canal might already be spilling over its edges.
There were some snow flurries for a bit, but this chill dude wasn’t giving a damn.
“Hey kids, let me take you into a hurricane to go stare at a toxic shit river!”
This park is closed, okay?
Hurricane? What hurricane?
We got the day off because of some storm? Fuck it, let’s do some yoga.
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