I work in NYC,civil servant.
Things were ok the first few days,now it's getting bad.

I have a 25 minute drive to work,it took over 2 hrs last night.
There is a mad panic for gas,the lines are literally causing backups in every side street and expressway.
Cops are manning the stations as there has already been violence.

There are plenty of us with no heat,power,or hot water.
there is a 3 person minimum car pool rule to enter Manhattan which no one knows about because they don't have tv or Internet.
The police presence to enforce this rule is making congestion 50 times worse.
Some people can't get to their families.

Here is my beef,our billionaire mayor decides the NYC marathon on Sunday will still go on.
they have two massive generators for the marathon sitting there but they can't even take care of the people.
The cops will be taxed as the presence needed at the marathon is huge.
i understand the need for normalcy but this is insane to me.
take care of the people in need first and have the marathon postponed.

All the hotels are booked solid,congestion,lack of fuel,power,flooding.
am I wrong or is this guy insane?

They say the fuel will be a problem until early next week,same with power.
I had it with this bs,when I retire I am so out of NYC.

This is sad. A lawn mower just rolled through here. A mower powered by the sea. We need the BASICS
. In this society that equates to energy. Electric, natural gas, and fuel for our rides and generators. Which one of those is the most mobile? FUEL!!! Am I crazy to suggest that our ^leadership< has lost sight of this fact?

I'm just rolling off of a midnight swing. I work for the local Utility out here. We're busting our asses to get the Steam system back. I work in NYC and live in NJ. Can we get a fuel truck please? If I can't get to my generation station I can't help those people who need heat.

From what I hear through the radio, the response from our "Relief" system is lacking. Please raise your voices for us.