TUESDAY, OCT. 30

Havoc in Alphabet City
by Lizzie Crocker
The powerful storm battered the Lower Manhattan neighborhood, submerging police cars and blocking the sewage system with debris as wary residents watched for possible looters.
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Stuy Town Dark, Flooded
by Matt DeLuca
Residents of Manhattan’s Stuyvesant Town try to carry on as usual, walking dogs, going out for smokes, and checking the street in the face of a power outage and high water wrought by the superstorm.
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Waiting for Sandy’s Worst
by Michael Daly
With bridges closed, transportation suspended, and power out for many, New York hunkered down Monday evening. Michael Daly reports on the damaging high tide—and the reports of building collapses.
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Who’s on the D.C. Streets?
by Lauren Ashburn
The nation’s capital is deserted as Hurricane Sandy strikes. Lauren Ashburn talks to a few of the hardy souls, from tourists to construction workers to a pizzeria manager, who braved the torrential rains.
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MONDAY, OCT. 29
Manhattan Battens Down (Sorta)
By Matt DeLuca
Some New Yorkers seek shelter while others blithely brave the wind and rain—and ignore police tape—to get in one more jog or stroll, or just a keepsake photo of the rising tide, Matthew DeLuca reports.
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Brooklyn: Let’s Get Drunk!
by Eliza Shapiro
Ignoring warnings to hunker down, determined New Yorkers go about their business—and hit the bars. Eliza Shapiro reports from the scene.
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