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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.

graffiti

candlelight

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

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

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

#blackout

the last pay phone

hot dog stand in the dark

8th & Ave C

chinatown

Blacked out LES with the lights of Brooklyn taunting us.

Corlears Hook

tree debris

last night, mott street in the darkness

your new train map…

Barrio Chino

The FDR was closed on Tuesday after the storm.

the empire state bldg lit up

ConEd parking lot aka Union Square

girl in the storm

night descends

14th & 2nd Ave

#LES power… Out! #sandy

The LES feels deserted.

Fire station in #chinatown became a charging station.

East River Park

#bicycle powered charging station

Sandy still affecting Manhattanites.

a sea of red

chinatown in the dark

killing time

#shruglife #debris #les #skatelife #weouthere

in the darkness, light

See photo credits in the gallery comments.

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

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