I am on the upper east side. I didn't lose power or cable or Internet. Outdoors it seemed like a storm, but not this. Meanwhile, downtown is devastated. This reminds me 100% of 9/11. I was downtown on 9/11 when the planes hit, but escaped to my home on east 85th street. This is so similar. It is remarkable how such a small area can experience this event so differently..

My mother is on Long Island without power and huge trees downed, including across her driveway - so no escape.

Another 9/11 reminder was the closing of bridges and tunnels. We are an island!

absolutely the best radio. thank you john for bringing the subject of sandy to those of us who are lucky to be outside the city (boston in my case). your description of the red hook neighborhood and its history was excellent as was the first person account of what was happening. it was real. very grateful for your safety and your intelligent coverage.

What a great program today. Little more than John Hockenberry and a mic. And yet, such a fine, comprehensive job of rounding up the story from throughout the region. Under what must have been extremely difficult circumstances. This was The Takeaway and public radio at its best. Straight reporting, in an intelligent and compelling way.

I live in Boston, which was not hit that bad by the hurricane. however, I have not been able to be in contact with my 89 year old mother who lives in Levittown. she lives with a home health aide who only uses a limited cell phone for emergencies. ironically, open of my son,s is in red hook cleaning out the studio of his employer josiah mchenny. I hope you will talk about poor and isolated seniors who may be very scar and at great risk. as I dispatch another son to drive out to Levittown, I realize how perilous emergency preparedness decisions are. ..... Example, the only way my mother can manage in her home is to use a version of a "lazy boy" chair which lifts her up to enable her to use her walker to get to the bathroom. when the power went out, the chair was in a lounge position making it impossible to get out of the chair. " the wonders of modern technology". Please comment on these victims of the storm.
ps, our sone got married on the day hurricane Irene struck .
Tolle Graham
Jamaica Palindrome Ma

It's gonna be harder in New York for a while...Send me money directly, I'll dole it out the right way

Its different, I know its different. But, for what its worth heres what I learned from our experience in Joplin after the storm. Stay out of the way, if you want to volunteer join a well organized effort that is in contact with local officials. Remember that your inconvenience is nothing compared to emergency responders and city workers etc, who are equally effected, but left their homes and families to help you. They are calling people from all over, I have a friend down here who was called up two days ago for the electric company in prep for the storm. Stick together when the hype dies down, we know its not over when the media moves on, its discouraging, but we are all thinking about you!...also, I dont know if this will ring true up there, but down here the number one request we had for donations to emergency workers, volunteers etc was *drum roll please* -dry socks.