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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.

candlelight

The LES feels deserted.

Sandy still affecting Manhattanites.

killing time

Corlears Hook

in the darkness, light

ConEd parking lot aka Union Square

#bicycle powered charging station

East River Park

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.

14th & 2nd Ave

your new train map…

#shruglife #debris #les #skatelife #weouthere

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

Barrio Chino

The FDR was closed on Tuesday after the storm.

#blackout

hot dog stand in the dark

chinatown

#LES power… Out! #sandy

the empire state bldg lit up

last night, mott street in the darkness

girl in the storm

8th & Ave C

night descends

chinatown in the dark

a sea of red

the last pay phone

graffiti

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

Fire station in #chinatown became a charging station.

See photo credits in the gallery comments.

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

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