Manhattan after the blackout

clam_dude · November 1st, 2012, 11:11 PM

I took the opportunity last night to ride my bike into the city and take some pics. It was eerily dark, and the majority of the light was from car headlights. As I came over the williamsburg bridge, the lights went completely dark at the halfway point. There were hardly any people out, even though it was halloween night, making it especially creepy. Enjoy.

Overlooking the freeway on the bridge. Notice the bike path on the left.

Also from the bridge.

This was the only open store I saw, powered by a generator.

How it looked when there were no cars driving by. The light on the sidewalk is from the store. Everywhere else was too dark to take a pic.

The only other open "business" I saw.

There were a lot of cars in this area (delancey st) because the bridge is the only way to get to/from brooklyn. It lets all the cars off right here. I can't imagine how desolate other areas of lower manhattan must be.

Looking down Chrystie st. with the Chrysler building in the background.

Delancey and Chrystie.

Looking across Chrystie st. There is a median with a park/bike path. Notice the outlines of the bikes chained up to the fence.

Looking down Chrystie st a little overexposed at 1:00 am.

DWest · November 2nd, 2012, 03:23 AM

great job of capturing this unusual time....very un-New York.

Cprimm · November 3rd, 2012, 05:49 AM

very scary.

Mannesmann · November 3rd, 2012, 09:54 AM

Helloween atmosphere indeed.

***christos-greece*** · November 3rd, 2012, 12:22 PM

Thanks for taking those photos clam_dude; great work indeed

tpe · November 3rd, 2012, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by clam_dude

I took the opportunity last night to ride my bike into the city and take some pics. It was eerily dark, and the majority of the light was from car headlights. As I came over the williamsburg bridge, the lights went completely dark at the halfway point. There were hardly any people out, even though it was halloween night, making it especially creepy. Enjoy.

This was the only open store I saw, powered by a generator.

A lot of folks on the LES survived on these stores up until last night, when power was restored to much of the area.

Though most of these stores were cash only obviously -- a big inconvenience to those who had no ready access to ATMs.

Great pix. I roamed the West Side as far down as tribeca Wednesday night, and it was pretty much the same below 23rd street.

Student4life · November 4th, 2012, 11:03 AM

Very atmospheric . Great job !

DanielFigFoz · November 4th, 2012, 02:59 PM

Interesting photos!

Nightsky · November 4th, 2012, 03:40 PM

Really strange to see NYC like that! Was even central Manhattan like that? Especially creepy thinking about it was on halloween.

tpe · November 4th, 2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightsky

Really strange to see NYC like that! Was even central Manhattan like that? Especially creepy thinking about it was on halloween.

Everything below 23rd st didn't have power.

23rd St to 14th st is technically part of midtown. Midtown is from 59th down to 14th.

14th to the southern tip of Manhattan is technically downtown.

Pockets between 34th and 23rd didn't have power Wednesday night.

Power is now pretty much back on.

clam_dude · November 5th, 2012, 04:22 AM

Thanks for the compliments! I was gonna head down there again a couple nights ago and take more pictures. But unfortunately they turned the power back on

kizipro57 · November 5th, 2012, 04:29 AM

Very atmospheric. Beautiful great .!

yabbes · November 5th, 2012, 11:13 AM

thank you for these photos, very interesting!

November 1st, 2012, 11:11 PM	#1
clam_dude Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: London On Posts: 74 Likes (Received): 0	Manhattan after the blackout I took the opportunity last night to ride my bike into the city and take some pics. It was eerily dark, and the majority of the light was from car headlights. As I came over the williamsburg bridge, the lights went completely dark at the halfway point. There were hardly any people out, even though it was halloween night, making it especially creepy. Enjoy. Overlooking the freeway on the bridge. Notice the bike path on the left. Also from the bridge. This was the only open store I saw, powered by a generator. How it looked when there were no cars driving by. The light on the sidewalk is from the store. Everywhere else was too dark to take a pic. The only other open "business" I saw. There were a lot of cars in this area (delancey st) because the bridge is the only way to get to/from brooklyn. It lets all the cars off right here. I can't imagine how desolate other areas of lower manhattan must be. Looking down Chrystie st. with the Chrysler building in the background. Delancey and Chrystie. Looking across Chrystie st. There is a median with a park/bike path. Notice the outlines of the bikes chained up to the fence. Looking down Chrystie st a little overexposed at 1:00 am. Last edited by clam_dude; November 1st, 2012 at 11:56 PM.

November 3rd, 2012, 09:54 AM	#4
Mannesmann Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 176 Likes (Received): 11	Helloween atmosphere indeed. __________________ AIRPORTS24-Flights Tracker

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Nightsky Illustrator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Malmö Posts: 3,600 Likes (Received): 35	Really strange to see NYC like that! Was even central Manhattan like that? Especially creepy thinking about it was on halloween. __________________ Dark as the day, light as the night Website about my travels and buildings in USA and Europe -many cool pics: http://www.worldtravelimages.net All my diagram drawings - more than 700!: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?14670510 My latest drawings: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?14670500

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kizipro57 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 7 Likes (Received): 1	Very atmospheric. Beautiful great .! __________________ Have fun with kizi today.

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DWest DBest Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: WestEnd Vancouver Posts: 858 Likes (Received): 33	great job of capturing this unusual time....very un-New York.

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Cprimm Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 55 Likes (Received): 0	very scary.

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Student4life Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 812 Likes (Received): 23	Very atmospheric . Great job !

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DanielFigFoz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Figueira da Foz / London Posts: 3,825 Likes (Received): 116	Interesting photos!

November 5th, 2012, 04:22 AM	#11
clam_dude Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: London On Posts: 74 Likes (Received): 0	Thanks for the compliments! I was gonna head down there again a couple nights ago and take more pictures. But unfortunately they turned the power back on

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