“The Post-Apocalyptical Mad Max Race”
on November 2, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Mad Max: I’m scared, Fif. It’s that rat circus out there, I’m beginning to enjoy it. Look, any longer out on that road and I’m one of them, a terminal psychotic, except that I’ve got this bronze badge that says that I’m one of the good guys . — Mel Gibson, Mad Max, 1979, an American International Picture
June Smith
The political core of the Big Apple is rotten. There’s no other reasonable way to describe Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision to proceed with the Sunday New York Marathon, aptly named “The Post-Apocalyptical Mad Max Race” by WBAL Radio Producer Chris Imms.
In New York, home of the original rat race, first responders are still wading through flood water and debris in search of survivors. Lives have been lost; homes destroyed; the subways and businesses flooded; Wall Street was closed for two days; and 900,000 Con Ed customers lost power. The race starts on Staten Island, site of some of the worst damage and destruction and where 19 people died as a result of the storm. Cleanup is underway but there is much work to be done but City employees are working on the Finish Line in Central Park. More than 20 miles of city roads will be closed and manned by an estimated thousand police officers for the 47,000 runners and 8,000 race volunteers. At a recent press conference defending his decision to proceed with the race despite Sandy’s wrath, Mayor Bloomberg, supposedly one of the good guys, argued that the race provides a valuable economic stimulus and will not place “too heavy a burden” on the city’s police department. He expects powers to be restored to downtown Manhattan—an estimated 570,000 Con Ed customers are still without power—by Sunday. Bloomberg went on cite the thousands of out-of-town spectators coming to the City to cheer on the runners, saying “There’s an awful lot of small business that depend on these people. We have an economy.” He said, “It’s a great event for New York, and I think those who were lost, you know, you’ve got to believe they would want us to have an economy and have a city go on for those that they left behind.” Marathon organizers have announced that they will donate $26.20 for each runner to aid the New Yorkers affected by the storm. That could total a million dollars if all those who signed up for the race show up on Sunday. The race fee was increased this year to pay for police overtime. Those registered who choose not to run in a war zone will not receive a refund; rather, their registration fee will transfer to next year’s race. There’s been announcement on race participation numbers yet. But I digress… Controversy over the Mayor’s decision is brewing up yet another storm. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer told TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie he “believes Mayor Bloomberg should postpone the New York City marathon. “The prudent course of action here —postpone the marathon, come back a different day,” Stringer said. “Our first priority, let’s help people who lost their homes, who are missing loved ones,” he added. Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm told Guthrie he’s “angry” about the Mayor’s decision. New York City Councilman James Oddo Tweeted “If they take one first responder from Staten Island to cover this marathon, I will scream. We have people with no homes and no hope right now.” Staten Island State Senator Diane Savino said “Staten Island is the “ground zero’ of Sandy damage.” But it’s New York, and there’s a large contingency of residents claiming that the race is good for the city, that they are a hardy bunch, that nothing stops them. Many New Yorkers are known for their “take it or leave it” attitude, for being tough, worldly and urbane. The Urban Dictionary www.urbandictionary.com defines New Yorkers as being “better than you, me, and anyone else who is not from New York City.” Amid the controversy, Bloomberg, who had the City file an application (No. 78484751) in February, 2005, to trademark the slogan “The World’s Second Home” for the exclusive rights to use it for promotion, business and tourism, continues to claim “It’s a great event for New York…” Tell that to those dealing with the loss of loved ones and their earthly possessions and these homeowners:
<img title=’ Hurricane Sandy struck with a vengeance on Oct. 29, 2012, causing unprecedented destruction as 80 mph winds and record storm surges wreaked havoc across the East Coast, flooding tunnels, destroying homes and leaving more than 8 million without power. The superstorm is one of the costliest to ever hit the region, with property damages estimated around $20 billion. Here, aerial views show the extensive flooding and damage along the New Jersey coastline. See more images from Sandy’s catastrophic wake … Hurricane Sandy struck with a vengeance on Oct. 29, 2012, causing unprecedented destruction as 80 mph winds and record storm surges wreaked havoc across the East Coast, flooding tunnels, destroying homes and leaving more than 8 million without power. The superstorm is one of the costliest to ever hit the region, with property damages estimated around $20 billion. Here, an aerial shot shows the burnt remains of Breezy Point, a beachfront neighborhood in Queens completely destroyed by fires during the monster hurricane. See more images from Sandy’s catastrophic wake … ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy destroys Breezy Point, Queens on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’https://redmaryland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hurricane-sandy-destroys-breezy-point-queens-300×236.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Greg Hauck and his wife Linda Hauck of Totenville, Staten Island, remember their friend George Dresch and his 13-year-old daughter Angela Dresch. Both were killed after their house was swept away in the storm on Oct. 29, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Greg Hauck and his wife Linda Hauck of Totenville, Staten Island, remember their friend George Dresch and his 13-year-old daughter Angela Dresch. Both were killed after their house was swept away in the storm on Oct. 29, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195777.1351870857!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/staten-island-residents-grieve-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Staten Island residents return to their Cedar Grove neighborhood on Nov. 1, 2012, for the first time since Hurricane Sandy ripped through the borough, leaving mass destruction and flooding. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Staten Island residents return to their homes after Hurricane Sandy on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195783.1351871408!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-return-staten-island-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A truck drives through floodwaters still plaguing Cedar Grove Beach in Staten Island, where residents continue to dig out their devastated homes. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A truck drives through the flooded Staten Island following Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195770.1351869764!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-staten-island.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A trailer is completely destroyed as a result of Hurricane Sandy in Highlands, N.J., on Nov. 1, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A trailer is completely destroyed as a result of Hurricane Sandy in Highlands, N.J. on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195786.1351871658!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-storm-damage-highlands-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A girl cries into her sweatshirt as she and her family return to what remains of their home in the burned down neighborhood of Breezy Point on Nov. 1, 2012. Between 80 and 100 homes are estimated to have been lost in the storm. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A girl returns to her destroyed home in Breezy Point, Queens after Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195603.1351808217!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-destroys-breezy-point-queens.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A woman and her dog sit amidst the rubble in the devastated neighborhood of Breezy Point in Queens on Nov. 1, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A woman returns to her home in Breezy Point, Queen on Nov. 1, 2012 after Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195606.1351808487!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-destroys-breezy-point-queens.jpg’ /> <img title=’ An American flag stands out among the debris that makes up the now burnt-out neighborhood of Breezy Point on Nov. 1, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Damage from Hurricane Sandy in Breezy Point, Queens’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195609.1351808758!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-destroys-breezy-point-queens.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Evacuees continue to occupy Brooklyn Tech High School in For Green on Nov. 1, 2012. The school, currently used as a shelter for displaced residents as a result of Hurricane Sandy, is tentatively scheduled to resume classes on Nov. 5, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy evacuees occupy as Brooklyn Tech High School on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195767.1351869561!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-evacuees-brooklyn-tech-high-school.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Homes in Mantoloking, N.J., are in complete ruin after the superstorm pummeled the East Coast. At least 74 people have died in the U.S. because of the storm, including 37 in New York City. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Homes in Mantoloking, N.J., are in complete ruin after the superstorm pummeled the East Coast. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195509.1351792508!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-mantoloking-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ As large parts of New York City go days without electricity following Hurricane Sandy, people are forced to come up with creative ways to charge up their cell phones and electronic devices. Here, a man rides a stationary bicycle to generate free power for residents looking to charge up in Manhattan’s East Village on Nov. 1, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A man rides a stationary bicycle to generate power after Hurricane Sandy causes mass power outages in lower Manhattan on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195751.1351866465!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-power-manhattan-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Park Choul stands behind the counter of his East Village deli, lit up only by flashlights because of massive power outages affecting the region on Nov. 1, 2012. Choul kept his store open throughout all of Hurricane Sandy. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Power outages leave stores without electricity in Manhattan after Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195781.1351871216!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/power-outages-manhattan-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ People wait for hours in line to get gasoline for their cars and generators in the still powerless Belleville, N.J. Hundreds of residents stood in line with empty gas cans at open gas station throughout New Jersey and New York. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’People wait in line for gasoline in Belleville, N.J.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195614.1351809641!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/people-wait-line-gas-belleville-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A gas pump completely emptied of gasoline is wrapped in plastic at a Hess station in Coney Island on Nov. 1, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A gas pump completely emptied of gasoline is wrapped in plastic at a Hess station in Coney Island on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195610.1351809219!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/empty-gas-pump-coney-island-brooklyn.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Many residents of Belle Harbor, Queens, return to find Unsafe Area notices left on their homes in the burned out neighborhood in Queens on Nov. 1, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Residents in Belle Harbor come back to Unsafe Area notices on their homes after Hurricane Sandy on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195759.1351868701!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/unsafe-area-notices-belle-harbor-queens.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Return to the destruction of their Rockaway neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on Nov. 1, 2012. About a dozen homes were destroyed by fire, wind and flood near 130th Street and Newport in the hard-hit Queens community. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Destruction in the Rockaways, Queens, after Hurricane Sandy on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195619.1351810481!/img/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-rockaways-queens.jpeg’ /> <img title=’ Seagulls flock to debris littering the storm ravaged beaches of Rockaway, Queens, on Nov. 1, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Debris on the beach in Rockaway, Queens, after Hurricane Sandy on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195600.1351807225!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-rockaway-queens.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Residents of Breezy Point, Queens, try to salvage whatever belongings they can find from their destroyed homes on Nov. 1, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Residents of Breezy Point, Queens, try to salvage belongings they can find from their destroyed homes on Nov. 1, 2012 after Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195617.1351810224!/img/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-destroys-homes-breezy-point-queens.jpeg’ /> <img title=’ People stranded in Hoboken without power wait for the New York Waterways ferry on Nov. 1, 2012, while the blacked out Manhattan skyline looms in the background. Con Edison reported 827,622 outages across the five boroughs, with more than 270,000 without power in Manhattan alone. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’The Manhattan skyline is without power on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195507.1351792303!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/manhattan-skyline-power.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Mass blackouts leave Manhattan split on those who have power and those who don’t days following Hurricane Sandy. Here, structures north of 39th Street are pictured with electricity, while those to the south remain in the dark. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Power outages continue in Manhattan following Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195766.1351869111!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/power-outages-manhattan-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ The enormous force of Hurricane Sandy docked the 700 ton John B. Caddell tanker along the Staten Island waterfront. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy washes ashore an enormous tanker in Staten Island, pictured on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195512.1351792925!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-staten-island.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Nearly half a million people in evacuation zones were forced to leave their homes as Sandy approached, bringing with her dangerous winds and high flood waters. Here, an aerial shot shows devastation along the New Jersey coast following Sandy’s trail of destruction. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy damage in New Jersey on Oct. 30, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195157.1351716890!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-new-jersey.jpg’ /> <img title=’ President Barack Obama embraces a resident of Brigantine, N.J. as he tours the neighborhood severely affected by Sandy. Donna Vanzant (r.) is the owner of North Point Marina, which was damaged by the storm. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’President Obama tours areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 31, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195527.1351794764!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/president-obama-tours-areas-damaged-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ The South Ferry-Whitehall Subway Terminal in lower Manhattan is completely submerged underwater because of Hurricane Sandy’s record-breaking storm surge. New York City’s subway tunnels sustained its worst damage in 108 years, according to MTA chairman Joseph J. Lhota. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’The South Ferry-Whitehall Subway Terminal is flooded after Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195519.1351793700!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/subway-flooding-manhattan.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Water levels remain high in the flooded Brooklyn Battery Tunnel in Manhattan on Nov. 1, 2012, three days after Hurricane Sandy made landfall. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel remains flooded in Manhattan days after Hurricane Sandy on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195622.1351810888!/img/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/brooklyn-battery-tunnel-flooded.jpeg’ /> <img title=’ President Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie tour storm damage in Brigantine, N.J., on Oct. 31, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’President Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie tour storm damage in Brigantine, N.J., on Oct. 31, 2012 after Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195531.1351795269!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/president-obama-gov-christie-brigantine-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Standing on top of the boardwalk, an NYPD officer looks at Hurricane Sandy’s devastating aftermath throughout the Rockaways in Queens on Nov. 1, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’An NYPD officer looks at Hurricane Sandy’s devastating aftermath throughout the Rockaways in Queens on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195517.1351793424!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-rockaways.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Hurricane Sandy struck with a vengeance on Oct. 29, 2012, causing unprecedented destruction as 80 mph winds and record storm surges wreaked havoc across the East Coast, flooding tunnels, destroying homes and leaving more than 8 million without power. The superstorm is one of the costliest to ever hit the region, with property damages estimated around $20 billion. Here, aerial views show the extensive flooding and damage along the New Jersey coastline. See more images from Sandy’s catastrophic wake … ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy hits the coast of New Jersey on Oct. 30, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195151.1351715891!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-hits-new-jersey.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Long Island resident Gary Silberman walks through a pile of debris outside his Lindenhurst home after it was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Long Island resident Gary Silberman surveys his Lindenhurst home after it was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195520.1351794037!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-survey-hurricane-sandy-damage-lindenhurst-n-y.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A man photographs damage in his neighborhood caused by fire after Hurricane Sandy ripped through Belle Harbor in Queens on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’A man photographs damage in his neighborhood caused by fire after Hurricane Sandy ripped through Belle Harbor in Queens on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195413.1351781309!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-belle-harbor-queens.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Patients are evacuated from Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, which had been running on backup generators after Hurricane Sandy caused massive blackouts throughout New York City. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Patients are evacuated from Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan on Oct. 31, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195482.1351789566!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/patients-evacuated-bellevue-hospital.jpg’ /> <img title=’ The Manhattan skyline is left eerily dark as thousands go without electricity in New York City. Con Edison reported 827,622 outages across the five boroughs, with more than 270,000 without power in Manhattan alone. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’The Manhattan skyline is left eerily dark as thousands go without electricity in New York City. Con Edison reported 827,622 outages across the five boroughs, with more than 270,000 without power in Manhattan alone. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195158.1351717126!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/manhattan-skyline-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ With power out throughout most of New York City, residents in Manhattan’s East Village attempt to charge up their cell phones using a generator and power chords supplied by a local theater troupe on Oct. 31, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Manhattan residents charge their phones after Hurricane Sandy caused mass power outages.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195486.1351789732!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/manhattan-residents-charge-phones.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Limited power and cell service cause some residents in Manhattan’s East Village to use a pay phone on Oct. 31, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Limited power and cell service cause some residents in Manhattan’s East Village to use a pay phone on Oct. 31, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195489.1351789951!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-pay-phone-manhattan.jpg’ /> <img title=’ To combat dropping temperatures following Hurricane Sandy, New Yorkers build a makeshift campfire to stay warm on Oct. 31, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’To combat dropping temperatures following Hurricane Sandy, New Yorkers build a makeshift campfire to stay warm on Oct. 31, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195491.1351790115!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/temperatures-drop-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Motorists can do nothing but sit in heavy traffic while trying to cross the Robert F. Kennedy Triboro Bridge during morning rush hour on Nov. 1, 2012. To help alleviate road congestion, the mayor limited traffic entering Manhattan to vehicles containing three passengers only. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Motorists sit in traffic while trying to cross the Robert F. Kennedy Triboro Bridge during morning rush hour on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195460.1351787940!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/traffic-robert-f-kennedy-triboro-bridge.jpg’ /> <img title=’ With limited subway and bus service, traffic jams up along the Crescent Street approach to the Queensboro Bridge on Nov. 1, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’With limited subway and bus service, traffic jams up along the Crescent Street approach to the Queensboro Bridge on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195461.1351788152!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/traffic-jams-queensboro-bridge.jpg’ /> <img title=’ After days of suspended public transportation, anxious commuters line up to board buses near the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 1, 2012. Some passengers were forced to wait one to three hours to get on a bus, the AP reports. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Commuters line up to board buses near the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195464.1351788360!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/people-wait-buses-barclays-center.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Crowds of commuters line up to board a northbound bus on First Avenue in Manhattan on Oct. 31, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Crowds of commuters line up to board a northbound bus on First Avenue in Manhattan on Oct. 31 after Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195469.1351788555!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/commuters-board-bus-manhattan.jpg’ /> <img title=’ All departures out of Penn Station remain cancelled on Nov. 1, 2012, three days after Hurricane Sandy flooded much of the region’s transit system. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’All departures out of Penn Station remain cancelled after Hurricane Sandy on Nov. 1, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195470.1351788706!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/departure-board-penn-station.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Subway service wasn’t the only form of transportation affected by the storm.Here, a parking lot full of cabs are submerged under water in Hoboken, N. J. as the result of Hurricane Sandy. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Taxi cabs are submerged under water in Hoboken, New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195159.1351722205!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/cabs-submerged-water-hoboken-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Nicholas Rodriguez watches the waves from the destroyed boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., on Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane City made landfall in Atlantic City near 8 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A resident looks at damage to the boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., on Oct. 30, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195161.1351717769!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-atlantic-city-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Bystanders snap pictures of an apartment building on Eighth Avenue in Chelsea after it lost its entire front façade during Hurricane Sandy’s high winds the night before on Oct. 29, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A building falls apart in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City as a result of Hurricane Sandy’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195174.1351720037!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damages-building-chelsea-new-york-city.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Little remains of the houses and buildings along the beach in Atlantic City, N.J., not far from where the superstorm made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’ Little remains of the houses and buildings along the beach in Atlantic City, N.J., not far from where the superstorm made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195163.1351718023!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-floods-atlantic-city-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A car sits damaged by a large log in the devastated neighborhood of Breezy Point in Queens on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A car sits damaged by a large log in the devastated neighborhood of Breezy Point in Queens following Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195415.1351781496!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-breezy-point-queens.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A massive blaze leaves the beachfront neighborhood of Breezy Point, Queens, in shambles. Locals suggest generators could be to blame for the devastating fire that left hundreds homeless. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy storm damage in Breezy Point, Queens.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195165.1351718312!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-storm-damage-breezy-point-queens.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A firefighter sits among the smoldering rubble in Breezy Point, Queens, after the Rockaway neighborhood was ravaged by flames that destroyed 100 homes. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy storm damage in Breezy Point, Queens.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195166.1351718547!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-storm-damage-breezy-point-queens.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Bruce Bavasso stands outside what remains of his three-story home in Belle Harbor, N.Y., after a fire ravaged its way through the coastal Queens neighborhood. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A man looks at Hurricane Sandy damage to his Belle Harbor, N.Y.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195167.1351718837!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-storm-damage-belle-harbor-n-y.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A man surveys the damage after a fire ripped through Belle Harbor in the beachfront neighborhood of Belle Harbor in Queens. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy damage in Belle Harbor, N.Y.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195169.1351719312!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-belle-harbor-n-y.jpg’ /> <img title=’ The lower levels of a building in Manhattan’s Battery Park area is completely submerged under floodwaters following Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A building in Lower Manhattan is flooded after Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195171.1351719541!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-floods-manhattan.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Cars crash into the boardwalk near Rockaway Beach as the result of Hurricane Sandy. The superstorm left much of coastal Queens in ruins. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Cars along the boardwalk in Rockaway Beach, Queens as a result of Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195186.1351721321!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-boardwalk-rockaway-beach-queens.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A parked police car blocks traffic from crossing a closed off bridge at 207th Street between the Bronx and upper Manhattan. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Cops block bridges between the Bronx and Manhattan following Huricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195172.1351719712!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/cops-block-bridges-bronx-manhattan.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A boat gets washed across the tracks at Metro-North’s Ossining Station in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’A boat gets washed across the tracks at Metro-North’s Ossining Station in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195175.1351720259!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/boat-washes-metro-north-train-tracks.jpg’ /> <img title=’ An Instagram photo taken by Ana Andjelic during the storm shows Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park completely surrounded by floodwaters on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’An Instagram photo taken by Ana Andjelic during the storm shows Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park completely surrounded by floodwaters. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195421.1351781782!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-flooding-brooklyn-bridge-park.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Floodwaters consume houses along the New Jersey coastline in this aerial image, taken during a search and rescue mission by the New Jersey Army National Guard on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’ Floodwaters consume houses along the New Jersey coastline in this aerial image, taken during a search and rescue mission by the New Jersey Army National Guard on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195388.1351778103!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-floods-new-jersey.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Water and debris flood the area around South Street, one of the more flooded parts of Manhattan, on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Water and debris flood the area around South Street, one of the more flooded parts of Manhattan, on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195177.1351720452!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-floods-manhattan.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A boat smashes up against a parked car on Ebbits Avenue after floodwaters rip through the Cedar Grove section of the New Dorp Beach in Staten Island. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy storm damage in Staten Island, New York.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195178.1351720632!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-storm-damage-staten-island.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Winds and water were so strong near Coney Island a van sits flipped over on its side. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Winds and water were so strong near Coney Island a van flipped over on its side. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195180.1351720755!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-coney-island.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A parking lot looks more like a lake as New Jersey transit buses remain submerged under water in Hoboken, N.J. on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’New Jersey transit buses under water in Hoboken, N.J. on Oct. 30, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195183.1351721139!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/buses-water-hoboken-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Trees litter the streets on Manhattan’s Lower East Side thanks to the astounding force of Hurricane Sandy’s winds. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Trees litter the streets on Manhattan’s Lower East Side thanks to the astounding force of Hurricane Sandy’s winds. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195181.1351720941!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-storm-damage-manhattan-east-side.jpg’ /> <img title=’ President Barack Obama visits the National Red Cross Headquarters in Washington to address damage resulting from Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’President Barack Obama visits the National Red Cross Headquarters in Washington to address damage resulting from Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195190.1351721553!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/barack-obama-national-red-cross-headquarters.jpg’ /> <img title=’ It’s business as usual at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 31, 2012. The NYSE resumed operations after being closed down for two consecutive days – the first time it’s done so since 1888. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’The New York Stock Exchange reopens after Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 31, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195423.1351782033!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/new-york-stock-exchange-opens-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg prepares to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange as it reopens on Oct. 31, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg prepares to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange as it reopens on Oct. 31, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195424.1351782295!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/mayor-michael-bloomberg-new-york-stock-exchange.jpg’ /> <img title=’ People are forced to evacuate from their homes in Little Ferry, one of the harder hit areas of New Jersey. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’People are forced to evacuate from their homes in Little Ferry, one of the harder hit areas of New Jersey.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195197.1351722900!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-evacuate-ferry-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Boats move people to safety out of Little Ferry, N.J. after flood waters consume the Bergen County town. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Boats move people to safety out of Little Ferry, N.J. following Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195200.1351723168!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-evacuate-ferry-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Rescue workers help people into boats as they evacuate Little Ferry, N.J. following Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Rescue workers help people into boats as they evacuate Little Ferry, N.J. following Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195201.1351723301!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-evacuate-ferry-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Rescue workers assist an elderly woman evacuate her home in Little Ferry, N.J. on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Rescue workers assist an elderly woman evacuate her home in Little Ferry, N.J. on Oct. 30, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195202.1351723465!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-evacuate-ferry-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Jorge Cardajal and his son Darwin attempt to make their way back to their Freeport home in New York on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Jorge Cardajal and his son Darwin attempt to make their way back to their Freeport home in New York on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195203.1351723618!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-freeport-n-y.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Floodwaters turn a residential street into a river in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenpoint on Oct. 29, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Floodwaters turn a residential street into a river in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn on Oct. 29, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195207.1351723947!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/floodwaters-greenpoint-brooklyn.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Signage at a BP gas station on Second Avenue and East Second Street in Manhattan topples over because of the high winds from Hurricane Sandy. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Signage at a BP gas station on Second Avenue and East Second Street in Manhattan topples over because of the high winds from Hurricane Sandy. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195209.1351724081!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-manhattan.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Widespread flooding had catastrophic effects on homes like this one in Atlantique, a coastal community on Fire Island, New York. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Widespread flooding had catastrophic effects on homes like this one in Atlantique, a coastal community on Fire Island, New York. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195391.1351778466!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-floods-fire-island-n-y.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Storm waters leave a Duane Reade in lower Manhattan damaged and in chaos on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Storm waters leave a Duane Reade in lower Manhattan damaged and in chaos on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195210.1351724214!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/duane-reade-store-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A car remains trapped underneath fallen trees on Pitt Street – a common sight throughout Manhattan. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’A car trapped under a tree in Manhattan after Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195211.1351724343!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/car-trapped-tree-manhattan.jpg’ /> <img title=’ High winds were to blame for downed stoplights like this one on Water Street in lower Manhattan. ‘ height=’500′ alt=’Stoplights down in lower Manhattan because of Hurricane Sandy.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195214.1351724792!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/stoplights-manhattan.jpg’ /> <img title=’ The rain is already coming down and coastlines are overflowing as the East Coast braces for Hurricane Sandy. For the second time in a year, New York City is under a complete lock down, with subways ending service in anticipation of the storm. At this point, waves and feet of storm water have already breached New York City coastlines hours before Sandy has even made landfall. Storm waves have also surged all the way up the East Coast to Massachusetts. Here, rushing water crashes over Winthrop, Mass. as Hurricane Sandy makes her way up the coast. Check out more shots as Sandy rears her ugly head …’ height=’500′ alt=’Waves crash over Winthrop Shore Drive as Hurricane Sandy comes up the coast on October 29, 2012 in Winthrop, Massachusetts.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194801.1351544633!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-hits-massachusetts.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A tree smashes into an unlucky car parked along West 100th Street and Central Park West on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’A tree smashes into an unlucky car parked along West 100th Street and Central Park West on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195384.1351777810!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/trees-manhattan-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A window is smashed following a storm surge in the Atlantique community on Fire Island, N.Y, on Oct. 30, 2012. The neighborhood was one of many to feel the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’A window is smashed following a storm surge in the Atlantique community on Fire Island, N.Y, on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195389.1351778254!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-fire-island-n-y.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Waves come crashing on waterfront homes in Keyport, NJ on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Homes on the ocean side in Keyport hit by waves on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194864.1351544633!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/keyport-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A house is lifted off its foundation while power lines remain toppled in Atlantique on Fire Island in New York on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’A house is lifted off its foundation as a result of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantique on Fire Island in New York on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195392.1351778605!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-damage-fire-island-n-y.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Residents in Breezy Point, Queens, are forced to travel by canoe after heavy rains flood the streets following Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’Residents in Breezy Point, Queens, are forced to travel by canoe after heavy rains flood the streets following Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195395.1351778885!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-breezy-point-queens.jpg’ /> <img title=’ In Little Ferry, N.J., resident Marco Celdo makes his way through flooded streets as he travels to a nearby town to find power on Oct. 31, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’In Little Ferry, N.J., resident Marco Celdo makes his way through flooded streets as he travels to a nearby town to find power on Oct. 31, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195387.1351777966!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/flooding-ferry-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ High wind gusts produce a familiar scene like this car damaged by tree branches on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Tree down on car in Brooklyn, NY on Oct 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194865.1351544633!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/brooklyn-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ An abandoned home stands its ground among the flooding water in Southampton, NY on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’An abandoned home is inundated with water at Shinnecock Bay in Southampton, New York, October 29, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194758.1351544633!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-hits-new-york.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A tree is downed in the middle of a street in Merrick, NY on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’A tree, blown down down by a gust in excess of 50 mph, lies across downed power lines on Quincy Street in Merrick, NY on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194866.1351544633!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/merrick-ny-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Waves slam the coast of Gravesend Bay hours before Sandy has even made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Areas along the Belt Parkway near Verrazano Bridge in Gravesend Bay, were already breached by 9 a.m. this morning, 12 hours before Hurricane Sandy is to hit in full strength. Oct 29, 2012.’ width=’633′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194649.1351544633!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-hits-new-york-city.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Wind gusts 90 stories above the abandoned streets of New York City have caused a crane to collapse near 57th St. and Seventh Ave. in Manhattan on Oct. 29, 2012. No one has been injured, but police and firefighters are on hand as the structure dangles over the Big Apple.’ height=’500′ alt=’Police and firefighters respond to a crane collapse over 70 stories high on West 57th Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue as the effects of Hurricane Sandy are felt in New York, October 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194867.1351544633!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-downs-crane-nyc.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all MTA Bridges and Tunnels closed on Oct. 29, 2012. Here, a truck blocks entrance to the Holland Tunnel which connects New York City and New Jersey.’ height=’500′ alt=’Governor Andrew Cuomo orders MTA Bridges and Tunnels to close the Manhattan side of the Holland Tunnel as the effects of Hurricane Sandy are felt in New York, October 29, 2012.’ width=’633′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194802.1351544633!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-hits-new-york-city.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Atlantic City, New Jersey’s coastal gambling hub, is being battered by Hurricane Sandy. Here, the White Horse Pike which leads into Atlantic City is enveloped by storm waves early in the day on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Atlantic City, NJ covered in water from Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194708.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/atlantic-city-nj-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ The casinos in Atlantic City, NJ were ordered closed by noon on Oct. 29, 2012 by Gov. Chris Christie. By that time, water had already flooded the boardwalk and adjacent casinos.’ height=’500′ alt=’Atlantic City, NJ boardwalk covered in storm water from Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194709.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/atlantic-city-nj-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Each city borough’s coastline has been inundated with surging water. Here, a pier nearly disappears in Breezy Point, NY, the opposite end of the Rockaway peninsula on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Flooded pier in Breezy Point as Hurricane Sandy starts hitting The Rockaways on October 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194710.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/queens-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Residents of Edgewater Park boldly stand along the Long Island Sound on Oct. 29, 2012. Water from the sound has rushed onto the streets of the Bronx.’ height=’500′ alt=’Curiousity seekers and residents of Edgewater Park in the Bronx check out the waves coming off the Long Island Sound on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194803.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/bronx-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Safety barriers in the coastal Southampton, NY have been breached by Hurricane Sandy’s rushing waters on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Water driven onto a roadway by Hurricane Sandy breaks over a safety barrier in Southampton, New York, October 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194759.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/southampton-ny-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ People stand in line outside a Shell gas station in Edison, N.J. as they wait to fill empty containers with fuel on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ height=’500’ alt=’People stand in line outside a Shell gas station in Edison, N.J. as they wait to fill empty containers with fuel on Oct. 30, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1195399.1351779184!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/residents-edison-n.jpg’ /> <img title=’ “Do not underestimate this storm … They are talking about surges we have not seen before,” Gov. Cuomo warned at a morning briefing on Oct. 29, 2012. However, many residents continue to dot the coasts of the Big Apple to catch a glimpse of the rising tides.’ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy hits New York in this view from Long Island City on Monday, October 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194686.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/long-island-city-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ New York City has shut down all 468 of its subway stations as of Oct. 29, 2012. For flood-prone areas, like this Battery Park subway stop, entrances have been barricaded with plywood and sandbags in an effort to stop the water.’ height=’500′ alt=’A police officer stands behind a barricaded subway entrance near Battery Park during the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York City.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194687.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/nyc-subway-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Residents across the Hudson River react to the flooded train station in Hoboken, NJ. Train service between New Jersey and New York has also been suspended.’ height=’500′ alt=’People have their picture taken as water from the Hudson River spills over a wall flooding the street in front of the train station in Hoboken, New Jersey, October 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194688.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hoboken-nj-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Winds are picking up and waves are increasing in size as Hurricane Sandy gets closer to the New York City coast on Oct. 29, 2012. Here, waves crash along the shore of Coney Island.’ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy hits northeast: the scene from Coney Island on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194650.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-hits-new-york-city.jpg’ /> <img title=’ In Red Hook, Brooklyn Hurricane Sandy has already flooded to knee-deep depths as of noon on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Fairway employees walk through the flood waters around the grocery store just to see how the building is holding up in Red Hook Brooklyn Monday morning as Hurricane Sandy slowly makes her way to New York City, October 29th, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194699.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/brooklyn-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ It’s not just Manhattan! Staten Island resident Rocky Rubio kayaks down the streets of Great Kills, NY on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Rocky Rubio of Great Kills uses his kayak to check on flood damage on Goodall Street as Hurricane Sandy draws closer to New York City on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194700.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/staten-island-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Emergency vehicles and first responders are already on the scene in Freeport, NY as water floods the streets on Oct.29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Emergency rescue trucks make their way through flooded areas in Freeport, Ny on October 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194651.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/freeport-ny-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ The water surrounding New York City looks ominous and vicious in the hours leading up to the landfall of Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’The scene from the Verrazano-Narrows at 69th street pier before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Bay Ridge on Oct 29, 2012.’ width=’633′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194652.1351544634!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-hits-new-york-city.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A police officer stops a brave cyclist in Battery Park City. Hurricane Sandy’s rushing waters have already breached the promenade wall in Battery Park on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Police stop a cyclist as Water breaches the promenade wall in Battery Park City as the effects of Hurricane Sandy are felt in New York, October 29, 2012.’ width=’633′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194701.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/battery-park-city-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ At Rockaway Beach, like many coastal towns in the area, water has already made landfall by the early morning hours of Oct. 29, 2012. Experts warn that this storm may be the largest the region has ever experienced.’ height=’500′ alt=’A woman takes a photo at Beach 98th street on the boardwalk at Rockaway beach in the Queens borough of New York on October 29, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194563.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-hits-rockaway-beach.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Though some brave residents are staying put, many coastal areas have been forced to evacuate. Burger King locations in the city remain open for the time being, but all financial markets are officially down. Here, a woman braves the rain at 69th St. in Bay Ridge, New York.’ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy hits northeast: the scene from the Verrezzano Narrows at 69th street pier in Bay Ridge on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194564.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-hits-bay-ridge-ny.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Brave New Yorkers ride out the storm atop a bench at Riverbank Park on Oct. 29, 2012. Though the water is already rushing onto land, the storm has yet to make landfall.’ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy is approaching later today but New Yorkers are on West 125th. St. by the Riverbank park to take a close look of the river, Monday, October 29, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194653.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/riverbank-park-hit-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ It’s lights out at Grand Central! One of the busiest hubs in all of New York City is shut down by nightfall on Oct. 28, 2012 as forecasters warn water may surge as high as 11 feet.’ height=’500′ alt=’MTA Police watch over as the last people are cleared out of Grand Central Station in New York on October 28, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194565.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/grand-central-station-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employee tapes off the turnstiles to bar access to the subway in New York on October 28, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employee tapes off the turnstiles to bar access to the subway in New York October 28, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194566.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/mta-closes-subways-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A man runs through Grand Central Station on Oct. 28, 2012 in an attempt to make the last Metro North train out of the city. The MTA has warned that the trains could be down for 2-3 days.’ height=’500′ alt=’A man runs for the last Metro North Train as MTA Police watch over as the last people are cleared out of Grand Central Station in New York October 28, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194567.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/grand-central-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ The sign above these passengers warns that train service will be suspended as of 7pm on Oct. 28, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Commuters wait for trains under sign on dispay in Grand Central Station in New York October 28, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194568.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/grand-central-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Making the best of a bad situation? A man grabs his surfboard as he makes one of the last trains in New York City on Oct. 28, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Commuters, one with a surfboard, wait to catch the final subway trains before a shut down of the transit system ahead of Hurricane Sandy in New York, New York, USA, 28 October 2012′ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194569.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/nyc-subway-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A downtown subway entrance at Broad Street is boarded up in anticipation of the flood waters on Oct. 28, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’A man looks down at a boarded up Broad Street subway station across the street from the New York Stock Exchange in New York October 28, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194570.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/nyc-subway-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Surging waters from Hurricane Sandy make landfall on the Shore Parkway in New York on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy hits northeast: the scene from Shore Pkwy Exit on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194562.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/hurricane-sandy-hits-new-york-city.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Hurricane Sandy is currently about 500 miles wide and winds up to 175 miles per hour can be expected as it makes landfall over New York City.’ height=’500′ alt=’Hurricane Sandy hits northeast: the scene from Shore Pkwy Exit 4 on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194571.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/shore-parkway-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A bookstore in West Hampton, New York is shut down and boarded up for the storm. Literary quotes about weather and storms line the plywood.’ height=’500′ alt=’A man stands reading literary quotes related to storms and weather on plywood covering a bookstore’s windows in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Westhampton Beach, New York, October 28, 2012. ‘ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194572.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/west-hampton-ny-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ It is an election year afterall! Plywood is used to board up this store in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware – and to make a political statement.’ height=’500′ alt=’Raymond Souza carries away a ladder after boarding up Tidal Rave’s 5 & 10 gift shop on the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, October 28, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194573.1351544635!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/rehoboth-beach-del-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A trash can is already strewn about on the Verrazano-Narrows on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’The scene from the Verrazano-Narrows at 69th street pier before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Bay Ridge on Oct. 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194575.1351544636!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/bay-ridge-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ A man gets a last glimpse of the surf in Southampton on Oct. 29, 2012. Sandy is expected to make landfall later in the day.’ height=’500′ alt=’A man stands on the beach to watch the storm surf, kicked up ahead of Hurricane Sandy, in Southampton, New York October 29, 2012.’ width=’635′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194574.1351544636!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/southampton-ny-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ /> <img title=’ Times Square storefronts take care to board up their windows in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012.’ height=’500′ alt=’Workers board up the windows of the Disney Store in Times Sq. during Hurricane Sandy on Monday, October 29, 2012.’ width=’634′ src=’http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1194654.1351544636!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_635/times-square-braces-hurricane-sandy.jpg’ />
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The Marathon will be televised. Too bad it will be shot in real time and not a reality show filmed on some Hollywood back lot.
June Smith is the widow of Ron Smith, WBAL Talk Show Host, Emmy® Award winner, and Baltimore Sun columnist, who was a media titan in Maryland area and beyond for almost forty years. Her tribute website, founded in his memory, is www.friendsofronsmith.com . She is working diligently to raise one million dollars for the Ron Smith Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund at Johns Hopkins. Her email is june@friendsofronsmith.com .