Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Sandy Update

How Did the MTA Restore Subway Service in Time for Monday’s Rush Hour? New York Magazine (Lambert). I have to say I’m amazed they got most of the fully flooded sections back so quickly. And these were…gasp….public officials and union members.

The Lines At NYC’s Port Authority Are Like Nothing We’ve Ever Seen Before Clusterstock. So much for the idea that “operational” = “back to normal”. The F train to Queens had 2-3 hour waits last Friday, no updates on what they were like today.

Mayor Bloomberg’s Response to Sandy Leaves Many New Yorkers Out in the Cold Daily Beast (Ms G)

What Sandy Is Teaching New York City That 9/11 Didn’t Bloomberg. More signs of zeitgeist shift on global warming.

Obama and Romney remain silent on climate change, the biggest issue of all George Monbiot, Guardian

New York braced for new storm Financial Times

Sandy: The October Surprise Comes in a Perfect Storm OilPrice

Gov. Cuomo allows displaced New Yorkers to vote anywhere 

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