Tracking Hurricane Sandy From Above New York
Throughout the arrival and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, I gathered photos posted on Twitter of the storm’s impact from above New York. The pictures paint a portrait of a deeply resilient city preparing, withstanding, and recovering from the devastating effects of an unprecedented storm.
Fri 11/2, 2:28 pm – Getting Back to Work
View of midtown #manhattan from our temp office #temppost #nyc@ Alley NYC instagr.am/p/RiL1RTuohF/
— Alisha Zapotoski (@AlishaZap) November 2, 2012
Sun is peeking through. View from office window. #NYC #HurricaneSandy twitter.com/beaumitts/stat…
— Beau J. Mitts (@beaumitts) November 2, 2012
Thu 11/1, 9:30 pm – Mass Transit Steadily Returns; Power Taking Longer
Great caption: “I need my autonomy back.” cxcart’s photo instagr.am/p/RgKFIzg1uS/
— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) November 1, 2012
Lights on. Lights off. #NYC #Sandy There’s pretty much a line. Above it, lucky. Belo @ Empire State Building instagr.am/p/RghvRymWeQ/
— John de Guzmán (@johndeguzman) November 2, 2012
Here we go again. #NYC #Sandy Entering the 4th day without electric/water for 1/2 of Manhattan @ The Victory instagr.am/p/RgNNXjmWZo/
— John de Guzmán (@johndeguzman) November 1, 2012
Thu 11/1, 12:20 pm – Signs of Recovery
The view down Smith St, Brooklyn at 7:30am. Bikes and feet remain far and away the best vehicles. #sandy twitter.com/theresaanna/st…
— Theresa Summa (@theresaanna) November 1, 2012
My new apt view: Brooklyn – Manhattan bus line (block 2 of 6) #Sandy #aftermath #commuters #mayhem instagr.am/p/RfTaDNykQP/
— Virginia Laird (@virginialaird) November 1, 2012
View from my office today #nyc instagr.am/p/Rc2I7XgcAZ/
— Original Penguin (@OriginalPenguin) October 31, 2012
Crazy view of a city back to work from the 19th floor of a high rise right now over looking midtown Manhattan #NYC twitter.com/whiskygirls/st…
— Allison Patel (@whiskygirls) October 31, 2012
Our office is open for business. We feel lucky and grateful to back to work. Here’s the view from our roof. NYC love! twitter.com/stellarengine/…
— StellarEngine (@stellarengine) October 31, 2012
Wed 3:26 pm – Destruction in Breezy Point, Long Beach, Rockaways
National guard has done tremendous job.We are flying over NY region w FEMA and Gov Cuomo surveying damage. twitter.com/hglaser1/statu…
— Howard Glaser (@hglaser1) October 31, 2012
Destroyed boardwalk in long beach.From national guard Blackhawk twitter.com/hglaser1/statu…
— Howard Glaser (@hglaser1) October 31, 2012
Burned out section of breezy point.From national guard chopper twitter.com/hglaser1/statu…
— Howard Glaser (@hglaser1) October 31, 2012
Boardwalk in rockaways washed away – from Gov Cuomo chopper survey twitter.com/hglaser1/statu…
— Howard Glaser (@hglaser1) October 31, 2012
post-#sandy NY traffic so bad cars gridlocked on side streets at noon. at what point is a morning commute not worth it? twitter.com/cszabla/status…
— cszabla (@cszabla) October 31, 2012
Wed 1:02 pm – Rooftop Rescues, LaGuardia Flooding
Watch video of NYPD Aviation making rooftop rescues on Staten Island after #Sandy: youtu.be/wx3HWfHCFjs via @nypdnews
— NYC Mayor’s Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) October 31, 2012
Water levels at LaGuardia Airport during the height of the storm.Waters have since started to recede. #Sandy twitter.com/PANYNJ/status/…
— Port Authority NY&NJ (@PANYNJ) October 31, 2012
During the peak of #Sandy, water levels rose at LaGuardia Airport. twitter.com/PANYNJ/status/…
— Port Authority NY&NJ (@PANYNJ) October 31, 2012
— Howard Glaser (@hglaser1) October 31, 2012
Here’s the traffic heading into the city on 4th Avenue in Brooklyn right now. Just awful. twitter.com/BrooklynSpoke/…
— Brooklyn Spoke (@BrooklynSpoke) October 31, 2012
Wed 11:38 pm – Severe Flooding in Hoboken
National Guard doing their thing. Did not think there would occasion for those trucks to be on front of our building. twitter.com/amarHoboken/st…
— Amardeep Singh (@amarHoboken) October 31, 2012
Water receding fast in Hoboken. About 6 inches to a foot now. Thank you to Mayor Zimmer and National Guard. twitter.com/amarHoboken/st…
— Amardeep Singh (@amarHoboken) October 31, 2012
Video: Water in #hoboken at Nwk btwn Grand and Adams incrementally receding at best. 4ft. We are inaccessible. #Sandyyfrog.us/06jw4qhkhprcsq…
— Amardeep Singh (@amarHoboken) October 30, 2012
America (or #hoboken) floats to Dunkin. #Sandy twitter.com/amarHoboken/st…
— Amardeep Singh (@amarHoboken) October 30, 2012
These cars parked last night on Observer Highway in #hoboken are clearly being moved by current. cc @cityofhoboken twitter.com/amarHoboken/st…
— Amardeep Singh (@amarHoboken) October 30, 2012
Power out in #hoboken. #sandy twitter.com/amarHoboken/st…
— Amardeep Singh (@amarHoboken) October 30, 2012
Back of #Hoboken is a river. Streets completely flooded past Newark and Adams. #Sandy twitter.com/amarHoboken/st…
— Amardeep Singh (@amarHoboken) October 29, 2012
Wed 8:41 am – Darkened Lower Manhattan and New Jersey
Photo Credit: Dan Lurie/Flickr
Photo: Good morning New York, finally some blue sky!!! #huricane #sandy #nyc #hope (at MiMA) tmblr.co/ZVs_AuWK9gmu
— Michael Dos Santos (@MikeDosPhoto) October 31, 2012
NJ still in the dark – photo 2 – view from Upper West Side NYC – RSD #Sandy twitter.com/7wtc/status/26…
— Greg M (@7wtc) October 31, 2012
Split screen. (View from the roof, looking west.) instagr.am/p/RbzqyzmbK0/
— Anna Holmes (@AnnaHolmes) October 31, 2012
190 firefighters helped put out this fiery explosion in Queens, NY: #Heroes #Sandy twitter.com/ClimateSilence…
— Climate Silence (@ClimateSilence) October 31, 2012
Albany Associated Press photographer Mike Groll’s Aerial photo of burned-out homes in Queens after a fire Tuesday twitpic.com/b91dsa
— Mike McMahon (@RecPhotoMike) October 31, 2012
The Empire State Building shines behind a silhouette ofblacked-out buildings in lower Manhattan. #sandy instagr.am/p/RbyzcVmMsu/
— NYCAviation (@NYCAviation) October 31, 2012
Wed 12:20 am – “The Empire State Building is the only light in the sky”
NYC divided-photo by @michaelcinquino shows stark division between parts of Manhattan skyline with power+without twitter.com/michaelcinquin… #sandy
— Urbanphoto (@urbanphoto_blog) October 31, 2012
Day after Sandy in Manhattan. From 57th Street @buzzfeed flic.kr/p/dpeXPm
— David Sigal (@davidsigal) October 31, 2012
The Empire State is the only light in the sky #sandy@ New York City Marble Cemetery instagr.am/p/RY1mJ3Kp5i/
— Idan Cohen (@idancohen) October 30, 2012
Tue 3:57 pm – Rainbow over Manhattan, Flooded Taxis
Found on Instagram. This is a current photo of a NYC Taxi parking lot. Pray for us instagr.am/p/RazgjfttWF/
— Christi Graffiti (@thegirlking) October 30, 2012
The view from Floor 17 @ Thomson Reuters in Times Square #sandra #reuters #nyc twitter.com/infographx/sta…
— Pamela Sisson (@infographx) October 30, 2012
View from our office right now #sandy twitter.com/ZelkovaVC/stat…
— Jay Levy (@ZelkovaVC) October 30, 2012
Tue 12:18 pm – Main Street, DUMBO, Rain Outside Governor’s Office
A welcome sight @nycarecs #recovery @nbcnewyork @toryburch #Sandy twitter.com/perripeltz/sta…
— Perri Peltz (@perripeltz) October 30, 2012
View from New-York Historical Society of sun peaking through #HurricaneSandy: ow.ly/i/14FpQ (via N-YHS Chief Conservator Alan B.)
— N-YHistoricalSociety (@NYHistory) October 30, 2012
UNHQ in NYC is closed on Tuesday due to Hurricane #Sandy. More info here: j.mp/PZVAqY. Photo: twitter.com/UN/status/2632…
— United Nations (@UN) October 30, 2012
Main St #dumbo was 4 ft underwater last night. This is the view now. #sandy #brooklyn twitter.com/DumboNYC/statu…
— Hide @ DumboNYC (@DumboNYC) October 30, 2012
Street still lined with ambulances to evacuate people from NYU hospital #Sandy twitter.com/papillonc/stat…
— Carmen Magar (@papillonc) October 30, 2012
Heavy rain outside Gov’s #NYC office, #UN bldg in view & Roosevelt Isl #sandy instagr.am/p/RaOuzcJHQL/
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 30, 2012
View from the roof, Greenpoint, Brooklyn #sandy twitter.com/onthemedia/sta…
— On The Media (@onthemedia) October 30, 2012
Hope just appeared over the skies of Manhattan. twitter.com/jodikantor/sta…
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) October 30, 2012
Empty FDR Drive, lights out at LES housing project & behind that, Con Ed plant where explosions occurred. @wnyc #sandy twitter.com/jimog/status/2…
— Jim O’Grady (@jimog) October 30, 2012
Photo of the Space Shuttle bubble down on the Intrepid. #sandynyc #nbc4ny twitter.com/ewrun/status/2…
— Emily Wilson (@ewrun) October 30, 2012
A dark NYC instagr.am/p/RZ5KIihzWs/
— Michael Surtees (@MichaelSurtees) October 30, 2012
Poster design: NY will weather the storm. twitter.com/prttyshtty/sta…
— josh berta (@prttyshtty) October 30, 2012
the Empire State Building is all that’s lit in NYC.. stay say my favorite city in the world. #nyc #sandy instagr.am/p/RZMyOVEp1Q/
— amanda☮ (@xoamandaleigh) October 30, 2012
Image of ambulances waiting at NYU medical center #sandy twitter.com/bananarams/sta…
— Ramss (@bananarams) October 30, 2012
Dernière photo de la journée. Au moins l’Empire State Building est toujours illuminé. Last pic of the day. # instagr.am/p/RZFA6HwpWk/
— Marie-Joelle Parent (@mariejoelle) October 30, 2012
1st Avenue, photo by @stoneatari #nyc #Sandy #Frankenstorm #Flood #Superstorm instagr.am/p/RZC5UBFVBo/
— Louis de Caunes (@Louis2Caunes) October 30, 2012
Current view from 51st fl of the NYT building on 40th St. looking east. Many buildings at far right are without power. nyti.ms/SqcQ88
— NYT Metro Desk(@NYTMetro) October 30, 2012
8:30PM. Last photo I took of Jane’s Carousel before evacuating. #dumbo #brooklyn #sandy instagr.am/p/RZAHNnM6ou/
— Anna Dorfman (@doorsixteen) October 30, 2012
The Darkness. (longlivecool’s photo) instagr.am/p/RY1RHhtXlA/
— Marie-Joelle Parent (@mariejoelle) October 30, 2012
Really startling: PHOTO: In Manhattan, Submerged Cars | Transportation Nation shar.es/cKONR
— TransportationNation (@TransportNation) October 30, 2012
wading across Ave C #sandy instagr.am/p/RY80ANlZrL/
— Kevin Barnett (@kevinbarnett) October 30, 2012
#Sandy leaves NYC dark: cbsn.ws/YgBVmG (Photo: AP) twitter.com/CBSThisMorning…
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) October 30, 2012
#UWS #Sandy Photo + Some Miscellaneous Notes: Broadway & 77th Street Crane From My Rooftop ow.ly/eRTtt // #UpperWestSide #NYC
— MyUpperWest (@MyUpperWest) October 30, 2012
(Photo: David Schulze) #Sandy #Manhattan twitter.com/GoogleFacts/st…
— GoogleFacts (@GoogleFacts) October 30, 2012
.@upi photo of Manhattan south of the Empire State Building. #Sandy twitter.com/UPI/status/263…
— UPI.com (@UPI) October 30, 2012
Current status at 09:17 PM with power going out instagr.am/p/RY0E1PBzWU/
— Michael Surtees (@MichaelSurtees) October 30, 2012
The carousel in Dumbo, underwater, still lit, strangely beautiful: instagram.com/p/RYtQghtKAu/ #sandy
— Andrew McLaughlin (@McAndrew) October 30, 2012
Coney Island, Brooklyn, USAis underwater twitter.com/GoogleFacts/st…
— GoogleFacts (@GoogleFacts) October 30, 2012
A raging river pouring into the battery tunnel. twitter.com/AlexSilverman/…
— Alex Silverman (@AlexSilverman) October 30, 2012
More flood, no electricity #sandy #us#nyc instagr.am/p/RYx92HLCCu/
— mohammad alQaq (@moalQaq) October 30, 2012
@jesseruben they shut off the power! twitpic.com/b8mlw8
— amanda☮ (@xoamandaleigh) October 30, 2012
What a photo! Half of #NYC is in blackout while the other half is still lit up! #Sandy by @nicksumm twitter.com/barrabest/stat…
— Barra Best (@barrabest) October 30, 2012
#LIC is underwater. Flooding reaching 5th street and beyond. In touch with City Agencies. Stay safe. yfrog.com/nu89hmej
— Jimmy Van Bramer (@JimmyVanBramer) October 30, 2012
Another photo of UN Headquarters in NYC during Hurricane #Sandy on Monday. View from across the East River. twitter.com/UN/status/2630…
— United Nations (@UN) October 30, 2012
Tribeca power gone #nyc #sandySole lights a cop car twitter.com/wolfejosh/stat…
— Josh Wolfe (@wolfejosh) October 30, 2012
View of Manhattan and East River overflowing sea wall on Roosevelt Island twitter.com/bonnysimi/stat…
— Bonny Simi (@bonnysimi) October 30, 2012
Not just lower Manhattan – this is 34th and 1st i104.photobucket.com/albums/m166/ow…
— Shamir Karkal (@shamir_k) October 30, 2012
And the lights go out in the Village. instagr.am/p/RYue5_koDz/
— Nick Summers (@nicksumm) October 30, 2012
(I’m kinda bummed I haven’t used the phrase “God willing and the creek don’t rise @ Avenue C and 14th Street instagr.am/p/RYsV8nxiKa/
— Megan Etzel (@megetz) October 30, 2012
Rio Loisaida! Ave C is flooded! twitter.com/kevinbarnett/s…
— Kevin Barnett (@kevinbarnett) October 30, 2012
Friend sends this photo of storm from downtown Brooklyn twitter.com/danarubinstein…
— Dana Rubinstein (@danarubinstein) October 29, 2012
7PM. Plymouth St & lower park areas flooded, water now breaching carousel. #dumbo #brooklyn #sandy instagr.am/p/RYnio1s6gf/
— Anna Dorfman (@doorsixteen) October 29, 2012
The water came up to my knees when I joined my neighbors on the front stoop. @ Avenue C and 14th Street instagr.am/p/RYnABRRiEo/
— Megan Etzel (@megetz) October 29, 2012
Ops! River is flooding & people at the building r panicking! #Sandy photo #nyc twitter.com/moalQaq/status…
— mohammad alQaq (@moalQaq) October 29, 2012
Power just went out in lower Manhattan, but not all buildings. Pic: yfrog.com/khzndachj #Sandy @wnyc
— Alex Goldmark (@alexgoldmark) October 29, 2012
The East River and rain flooding my neighborhood. #Sandy instagr.am/p/RYjxJss88F/
— Shanice (@cosmicsanguine) October 29, 2012
Video of building façade collapse on 8th Avenue. Notice how FDNY firefighters run in right after the collapse. That’s the reason they’re called New York’s Bravest.
@patkiernan partial building collaspe on 8th ave and 15th st twitter.com/bleynyc/status…
— Brian Trombley (@bleynyc) October 29, 2012
A photo shot of hurricane in Ridgewood Queens, but wait? I don’t see any flying tree barks? twitter.com/joefalconeri69…
— joe falconeri (@joefalconeri69) October 29, 2012
Roof of evacuation center as#sandy moves closer. #ny1sandy instagr.am/p/RYaBxclU5c/
— Elis Estrada (@eyes107) October 29, 2012
View of the East River from 25th Floor #nyc #sandy instagr.am/p/RYaJnuMCXt/
— Alice (@NYC_mama) October 29, 2012
The FDR drive on the east side of Manhattan is already fully underwater twitpic.com/b8io4t #sandy
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) October 29, 2012
Central Park 4:06p even the pigeons are seeking shelter… Very very windy stay safe#sandy twitter.com/janetribeca/st…
— jane rosenthal (@janetribeca) October 29, 2012
Riverside Blvd between W 62nd & W 72nd is not at high risk for flooding, despite proximity to Hudson. Why? This slope twitter.com/ElevatorView/s…
— Elevator View (@ElevatorView) October 29, 2012
Twitter stream moving fast. I forget who RT’d this but, here you go. (Re: crane.) twitter.com/cmwdotme/statu…
— Anna Holmes (@AnnaHolmes) October 29, 2012
Sandy’s winds cause crane collapse atop One57 luxury condo under construction in NYC bit.ly/V0Wd4X
— Architectural Record (@ArchRecord) October 29, 2012
One of our friends just gave us this photo of the crane hanging one thousand feet up over #nyc #sandy #nypd twitter.com/nycarecs/statu…
— NYC ARECS (@nycarecs) October 29, 2012
@patkiernan it wasn’t hanging like that yesterday. In this close-up from @jonathanwald it looks badly mangled instagr.am/p/RYGSPsKWiS/ #Sandy
— Elevator View (@ElevatorView) October 29, 2012
Crane atop #One57 #NYC damaged by#Sandy, dangling over W 57th St btw 6th & 7th Aves. Stay away! twitter.com/jonathanwald/s…
— Elevator View (@ElevatorView) October 29, 2012
Here’s a better shot of #Sandy-damaged crane on new 57th St. hi-rise danglingin wind. instagr.am/p/RYGSPsKWiS/
— Jonathan Wald (@jonathanwald) October 29, 2012
The view from @jetblue HQ. 59th st bridge still open. #sandycampl.us/mA2j
— Jenny Dervin (@SkyWriter012) October 29, 2012
The 148th Street Yard at northern end of 3 Line is sandbagged and ready for #Sandy flic.kr/p/doShWN
— MTA (@MTAInsider) October 29, 2012
Stay strong New York. #Sandy #NYC instagr.am/p/RXi6kIgFDC/
— Alexandros Maragos (@AlexMaragos) October 29, 2012
The view across the river from the Brooklyn promenade wind picking up and water rising. #sandy @nbcnewyork twitter.com/shimon4ny/stat…
— Shimon Prokupecz (@shimon4ny) October 29, 2012
@startingptcnn Thank you for your amazing coverage Soledad! Here we are marooned in Red Hook, Brooklyn!! #Sandy twitter.com/greenpainting/…
— Nick Cope (@greenpainting) October 29, 2012
Update Sun
Cameras on the 51st floor of the New York Times Building (620 Eighth Avenue) are updating every minute, and Bloomberg is broadcasting live “Sandycam” video from atop Bloomberg Tower (731 Lexington Avenue):
On 51. Our hurricane Sandy cameras. instagr.am/p/RWcBF4i1vM/
— Jon Huang (@huang_apiaries) October 29, 2012
We put a camera up on 51st floor of NYT building to watch storm erxn.us/dy (Crossing fingers keeps updating, tech gods willing)
— Matthew Ericson (@mericson) October 29, 2012
A CLOSED New York Harbor twitter.com/Zak_NYCMetroWx…
— Zach Jacomowitz (@Zak_NYCMetroWx) October 28, 2012
Home & hiding out now. Rippling skies. instagr.am/p/RVhQieA4KB/
— Allison C. Meier (@AllisonCMeier) October 28, 2012
Calm before the storm at @4freedomsparkny @agreatbigcity @elevatorview @curbedny@nycparks twitter.com/NY4P/status/26…
— New Yorkers 4 Parks (@NY4P) October 27, 2012
