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October 31, 2012 / Katie

After the Storm

#Sandy, blackout, Chinatown, Hurricane Sandy, LES

The pieces Hurricane Sandy left behind—through the eyes of citizen journalists, tumblrs, and photographers. Hang in there, New York.

hot dog stand in the dark

#blackout

East River Park

Corlears Hook

Blacked out LES with the lights of Brooklyn taunting us.

in the darkness, light

#bicycle powered charging station

girl in the storm

chinatown

No power in the Lower East Side isn’t going to stop the Hare Krishna’s from having a good time.

tree debris

a sea of red

night descends

#LES power… Out! #sandy

#TrickOrTreat #Sandy #boozy #resilience down in the #LES #Halloween

ConEd parking lot aka Union Square

Fire station in #chinatown became a charging station.

your new train map…

last night, mott street in the darkness

Sandy still affecting Manhattanites.

graffiti

the last pay phone

candlelight

the empire state bldg lit up

Plenty of water in my hood. #les #hurricane #sandy #lady_birdseyeview

The LES feels deserted.

#shruglife #debris #les #skatelife #weouthere

killing time

chinatown in the dark

Barrio Chino

8th & Ave C

The FDR was closed on Tuesday after the storm.

14th & 2nd Ave

See photo credits in the gallery comments.

Share your photos with us at fivespicealley [at] gmail [dot] com.

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