November 9, 2012

Superstorm Sandy in Pictures

Here are more pictures taken by T&V and area residents during last month’s storm and of its aftermath. Click the pictures to enter the gallery.

: NYPD police officer stationed at East 13th Street and Avenue C on the Wednesday after the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Flood water was pumped out of parking garages in Peter Cooper Village on Wednesday evening following the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Sand bags left over from the storm put in place to protect Stuy Town and Peter Cooper Village from flooding. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: A man was going through property he had left in his car that was parked on Avenue C during the storm on Wednesday evening. He said that his car had been underwater during the flooding and the city was coming to tow it in the next couple of days. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Avenue C and 14th Street after the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Solar One’s storage shed was destroyed in the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Cars parked on East 23rd Street and Avenue C got displaced by flooding from the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Cars parked on East 23rd Street and Avenue C got displaced by flooding from the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Water was being drained from the basement of buildings in Peter Cooper Village on Wednesday evening following the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Debris floated in the East River on the Wednesday after the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: A deli on First Avenue sustained damage to its sign. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Gristedes on First Avenue taped up their windows in preparation for the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Halloween revelers didn’t let the storm dampen their holiday spirit as children in costumes roamed the city, like these who were spotted outside Tompkins Square Park on Halloween, the Wednesday after the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Strewn leaves had been tidied up at the north end of Peter Cooper Village on Wednesday after the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Peter Cooper Village sustained heavy damage at the corner of East 23rd and Avenue C, with a number of toppled trees and stray branches. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: A tree on East 23rd Street at Avenue C was pulled up by its roots. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Debris from fallen trees was collected in Peter Cooper Village on the Wednesday following the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Fallen trees in PCV were removed from their stumps by the Wednesday after the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Trees pulled up by their roots in Peter Cooper Village. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Trees pulled up by their roots in Peter Cooper Village. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Trees pulled up by their roots in Peter Cooper Village. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Petite Abeille on First Avenue was one of the few businesses to reopen after the storm, still unable to serve food and only lit by candles on the Wednesday right after Sandy hit. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: A sign outside a garage on Avenue C chastises Quik Park for saying they won’t be liable for flood damage. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: A sign posted outside Tompkins Square Park notifies residents that parks were not open due to the storm. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Damage to trees could be seen from the outside of Tompkins Square Park. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Damage to trees could be seen from the outside of Tompkins Square Park. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Damage to trees could be seen from the outside of Tompkins Square Park. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Vamos was one of the few businesses to reopen on First Avenue soon after the storm before electricity was restored to the area. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: A fallen branch outside a parking lot on East 12th Street. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Con Edison workers and police officers at the recently flooded East 14th and Avenue C intersection. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Damaged car on Avenue C between East 13th and 14th Streets. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Cars on Avenue C. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Cars ended up parked sideways and in some cases on the sidewalk after floating in flood water on Avenue C. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Cars ended up parked sideways and in some cases on the sidewalk after floating in flood water on Avenue C. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Cars ended up parked sideways and in some cases on the sidewalk after floating in flood water on Avenue C. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel.)

: Another one of the tree casualties in Stuyvesant Town. (Photo by Ingrid Devita.)

: One of the many tree casualties in Stuyvesant Town. (Photo by Marilyn Pascarelli.)

: Council Member Dan Garodnick at the Stuy Town Community Center, which served as a base camp for door-knocking volunteers.

: Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village benefited from generous neighbors and local businesses, including Riverpark, Setai Fifth Avenue and Rocco DiSpirito, pictured with Council Member Dan Garodnick. (Photo by David Kimball-Stanley.)

: As part of an effort to check on all ST/PCV residents and follow up, where needed, with food or medicine, National Guardsmen, pictured with Council Member Garodnick, demonstrate how to prepare packaged meals that were delivered last Thursday.

: Sandy: 1, Gulf gas station: 0 (Photo by Dan Garodnick.)

: One of the generators at Beth Israel Medical Center, which kept the place in business after the blackout. (Photo by Harris Nagler.)

: The cleanup effort underway at Gramercy Park. (Photo by Sean Brady.)

: Campos Plaza resident Jose Loubriel with the radio that kept him company during the blackout. (Photo by Sabina Mollot.)

: Percy’s Tavern is accepting donations for victims of the storm. (Photo by Tom Issing.)

: The cleanup process begins around Stuyvesant Town. (Photo by Ingrid Devita.)

: Uprooted tree in Peter Cooper Village (Photo by Dan Garodnick.)

: The Chrysler Building is a beacon of light as seen from an Oval building. (Photo by Arlynne Miller.)

: Car damaged by debris from the storm in Stuyvesant Town. (Photo by Ingrid Devita)

: Tree pulled up by its roots in the storm (Photo by Mark Thompson)

: Flooding from the East River to under the FDR Drive and beyond (Photographer unknown)

: The Gramercy Park Block Association President Arlene Harrison joins with Calvary-St. George’s Church Senior Clergyman Rev. Jacob Smith and Director of Operations Mark Tenniswood to send critical supplies to areas devastated by the storm. (Photo courtesy of the Gramercy Park Block Association.)

: Gramercy Park Block Association President Arlene Harrison working with local first responders at Calvary-St. George’s Church. (Photo courtesy of the Gramercy Park Block Association.)

: Harrison with Calvary St-George’s Rev. Jacob Smith and Mark Tenniswood. (Photo courtesy of the Gramercy Park Block Association.)

: Gramercy Park Block Association President Arlene Harrison working with local first responders at Calvary-St. George’s Church. (Photo courtesy of the Gramercy Park Block Association.)

: Gramercy Park Block Association President Arlene Harrison working with local first responders at Calvary-St. George’s Church. (Photo courtesy of the Gramercy Park Block Association.)

: Gramercy Park Block Association President Arlene Harrison working with local first responders at Calvary-St. George’s Church. (Photo courtesy of the Gramercy Park Block Association.)

: Flooding at 14th Street and Avenue C. (Photographer unknown.)

: East 14th Street between Avenues B and C as it appeared during the height of the storm. (Photographer unknown.)

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Tagged Avenue C, Campos Plaza, downed trees, east river, flooding, Hurricane Sandy, Peter Cooper Village, Stuyvesant Town, Tompkins Square Park
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