Environment
Waiting for Sandy at the Edge of New York's Evacuation Zone
Being in the path of an approaching hurricane changes the way you look at your neighborhood.
Let it not be said that the people of Brooklyn didn’t keep their sense of humor in the face of Hurricane Sandy. On Sunday night, writer Lisa Goldman tweeted that “Fairway is sold out of Kale!” with a link to a New York Times story that included that amusing detail about hurricane preparations. The borough that never stops talking about itself was still cracking wise.
Things looked different in the morning, when high tide arrived and Fairway – a fancy grocery store on the waterfront in the Red Hook neighborhood – had the waters of New York Harbor lapping at the door. That was a full 12 hours before the worst of the storm, and another high tide, were due to arrive.