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Hurricane Sandy photos
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Con Ed staged a battalion (or two) of trucks at Union Square in preparation for the storm. (Photo: Michael Shane / The Verge)
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Grand Central station was deserted except for a few MTA employees as the hurricane approached New York. (Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan)
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A crosswalk signal toppled by the hurricane in Bushwick, Brooklyn. (Photo: Michael Tapp)
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Bad luck in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. (Photo: CSondi)
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The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (formerly the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel) was flooded during the storm. (Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin)
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A look inside the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (formerly the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel). (Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin)
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The South Ferry subway station was severely flooded. (Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin)
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FDR Drive was overtaken by the East River during Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: Ellis Hamburger / The Verge)
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Hurricane Sandy ripped the facade off of this building on 8th avenue in Lower Manhattan. Images of this building went viral on Twitter almost immediately. (Photo: Lorien Olsen / The Verge)
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New Yorkers sought out working power outlets (and in some cases shelter), which resulted in temporary pop-up communities in bank lobbies. (Photo: Ross Miller / The Verge)
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The trees of bucolic Park Slope became a danger in the extremely high winds of the storm. (Photo: bigmike33x)
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The Williamsburg Bridge connects Brooklyn to a blackened Manhattan after power failures in southern part of the city. (Photo: Nilay Patel / The Verge)
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Three hours after Lower Manhattan plunged into darkness, all that could be seen on the street were a few stray police cars. While the Lower East Side stood without power, the bright glow emanating from midtown could be seen off in the distance. (Photo: Dante D'Orazio / The Verge)
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Looking south towards the Financial District, most of Lower Manhattan remains without power following the hurricane. (Photo: Lisa Bettany)
