Safe and Sound!
Just a quick check in to say that your Grrrl is alive, well, and never lost power! 
Unfortunately, other parts of the city weren’t as lucky. Some areas like Lower Manhattan, Far Rockaway, Queens, and Red Hook, Brooklyn were hit really badly, as was New Jersey. Many are without power, and in Manhattan, thanks to the explosion of a Con Edison plant (power company) on 14th st, they will be without power for a long while. There is no subway or bus service, either, (and NYC is a place that heavily relies on the metro). So, essentially, people are trapped. Even with a car, 95% of the bridges, tunnels, and highways were shut down, so again, they’re trapped.
And New Jersey? Wow, they got raped last night. Atlantic City and the Jersey Shore are pretty devastated, especially the latter. Their Gov. said that there were amusement park rides in the ocean, so I think it’s safe to say that the clean up from this thing will be massive. In fact, he’s declaring the entire state as a disaster area.
In Far Rockaway (it’s a beach), the beach was swallowed by the water early on, and like something out of a movie, a huge hunk of the boardwalk broke off and came into the street, overturning cars and whatnot. On Staten Island, a 168 foot tanker washed up onto the street. Yes, seriously. So, “Sandy” had a ball with us, but at least most of the city is alright and there weren’t too many fatalities. The clean up, though, will take ages. 
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