hurricane-sandy
Is Donald Trump Filling Up His "Apprentice" Vans While There's A Gas Shortage?
MTanzer · 11/03/12 03:03PM
One of the most frustrating parts of post-Sandy life has been the unendingly long lines for gas. Two arrests for violence at gas stations were made in Staten Island yesterday, and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced yesterday that gas rations would come into effect today, limiting gas sales to ten gallons per driver.
'SoPa,' Manhattan's Former Dead Zone, Now Has Its Own T-Shirt
MTanzer · 11/03/12 01:08PM
If you never want to forget the experience of living in post-Sandy Downtown Manhattan, you can now buy a t-shirt featuring the popular SoPa (South of Power) image created by New York designer Jake Levine.
Volunteer for Hurricane Relief Efforts Without Sounding Like a Dick About It Later: A Guide
MTanzer · 11/03/12 11:54AM
Everyone who has some free time this weekend should spend their hours volunteering. But after you do your great deeds, like donating food or clothes, you might be tempted to overshare about it. You will immediately want to run to the hilltops and scream, "Hey everybody, look how much good I did." Don't do this! You will lose all of the moral superiority that you just earned.
Cory Booker Will Even Respond to BIG_BOOBS_CARLY On Twitter
MTanzer · 11/03/12 10:39AM
Here's Newark Super-Mayor Cory Booker helping out one of his favorite constituants. Of course he totally ignored the ridiculousness of her Twitter handle and told her to DM him for more help.
Christina Aquilera Singing Like a Goddamn Diva Because of This Goddamn Hurricane
MTanzer · 11/03/12 09:30AM
This is a video of Christina Aguilera performing "Beautiful" from last night's Sandy benefit concert on NBC. (Note: text "redcross" to 90999 if you want to donate). Billy Joel also performed "Miami 2017" and changed the lyrics to say that "Staten Island drowned," which gave everyone the shivers. Jimmy Fallon sang with Billy Joel, Sting, and Bon Jovi and smiled a lot.
Here Are MTA Photos of Flooded Subway Tunnels Under the East River
Taylor Berman · 11/02/12 11:46PM
Earlier tonight, the MTA released its first pictures from flooded subways in the Cranberry Street Tunnel, which carries the A and C lines beneath the East River.
How Many Babies Are Made During Natural Disasters?
Taylor Berman · 11/02/12 10:16PM7 Things I Learned While Working from Home This Week
Caity Weaver · 11/02/12 05:09PMIt's Time for New York to Invade Connecticut and Steal All Their Gas
Adrian Chen · 11/02/12 05:05PM
Even as power slowly returns, Post-Sandy New York City remains a desperate snarl of lines for fuel and transportation. But we hear that just to the northeast lies a pristine land of plenty: Connecticut. Now we must ask: Is it time for New York to invade The Constitution State?
The New York City Marathon Has Been Canceled
Cord Jefferson · 11/02/12 04:18PM
Multiple outlets are reporting-on Twitter-that Sunday's New York City Marathon has been canceled due to Hurricane Sandy complications. With many people questioning whether a marathon was a wise use of resources in a time of relative scarcity, this was probably a good decision by the mayor's office.
Power's Back In the East Village
Emma Carmichael · 11/02/12 04:17PMConEd: Your Power's Back. ConEd: Psych, Still Out.
Robert Kessler · 11/02/12 03:45PMThis Guy Is The Reason Hurricane Sandy's Wikipedia Page Didn't Mention Climate Change Until Today
Adrian Chen · 11/02/12 03:41PM
Popular Science's Dan Nosowitz introduces us to Ken Mampel, the 56-year-old unemployed Floridian who is largely responsible for the creation of Wikipedia's Hurricane Sandy page-and its conspicuous lack of any reference to climate change:
When Life Hands You a Hurricane, Make a Skatepark
Emma Carmichael · 11/02/12 03:36PMMax Read · 11/02/12 03:13PM
Rich Juzwiak · 11/02/12 03:08PM
How I feel after working from home for an entire week. But then again, this is how I feel everyday.
Looking to Help Out in New York? Here Are a Few Ways You Can.
Leah Beckmann · 11/02/12 03:07PMLooking to help out in New York? Here are a few ways how you can. [newyork.grubstreet.com]
Adrian Chen · 11/02/12 02:29PM
How I feel after working from home for an entire week. Watch all 10 hours of this and you'll get it.
Jimmy Kimmel Did His Show from Brooklyn this Week Because He's Good Like That
Gawker · 11/02/12 02:12PM
Jimmy Kimmel is in Brooklyn this week. A sweeps stunt that turned out to be timed perfectly. On last night's show he decided to enter the borough's long-standing hipster on Hasid war.