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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.

night descends

chinatown in the dark

your new train map…

the empire state bldg lit up

Barrio Chino

Fire station in #chinatown became a charging station.

killing time

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

The LES feels deserted.

graffiti

candlelight

14th & 2nd Ave

Blacked out LES with the lights of Brooklyn taunting us.

tree debris

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

a sea of red

in the darkness, light

the last pay phone

The FDR was closed on Tuesday after the storm.

East River Park

hot dog stand in the dark

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

girl in the storm

8th & Ave C

Sandy still affecting Manhattanites.

last night, mott street in the darkness

chinatown

#shruglife #debris #les #skatelife #weouthere

#bicycle powered charging station

ConEd parking lot aka Union Square

Corlears Hook

#blackout

#LES power… Out! #sandy

See photo credits in the gallery comments.

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

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