tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post3861463299369494062..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Post-Sandy MoodJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-28630802610483179212012-11-14T17:22:22.224-05:002012-11-14T17:22:22.224-05:00Why would it do that, anon 4:32? The rich are fine...Why would it do that, anon 4:32? The rich are fine. They always are. The people hurting are middle class and working class and poor. There is no possible silver lining from any of this, except that MAYBE America will get serious about climate change. But I'm not holding my breath for that either.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-75556404858856252582012-11-14T16:32:32.476-05:002012-11-14T16:32:32.476-05:00I'm torn, I feel a touch of the post sandy dep...I'm torn, I feel a touch of the post sandy depression but kind of hopeful that this will drive the rich and trendy away if only one tiny bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-69428602852650188462012-11-14T09:00:06.845-05:002012-11-14T09:00:06.845-05:00You and your readers who have not seen this might ...You and your readers who have not seen this might find this helpful: http://nolaslate.blogspot.com/2012/10/unsolicited-advice-to-northeast-in.htmlMarcohttp://marcoromano.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-77158832320091054272012-11-13T21:26:25.575-05:002012-11-13T21:26:25.575-05:00I am fascinated by the dichotomy of response. Your...I am fascinated by the dichotomy of response. Your word cloud tells a real story about people's emotionA response which is very low and sad, but on Facebook when you posted the notice from the west village about a support group the general reaction was outrage that people who now have their power back don't have the right to have emotional issues while others are still suffering from the aftermath.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362859175287085919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-80317105065788868912012-11-13T10:12:34.161-05:002012-11-13T10:12:34.161-05:00This city was already at low vitality before Sandy...This city was already at low vitality before Sandy: 9-11, market crash, nanny-state laws, e-gadget isolation. The storm adds to a mood that I don't quite have the right word for other than "blah"<br /><br />After 9-11 we shared anxieties and reassurances in public with strangers. Now we type them in solitude.<br /><br />I keep thinking it can't last much longer, this malaise. I don't know what it takes to break the mood.everettsvillehttp://www.everettsville.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-34722742024317607102012-11-12T20:38:50.453-05:002012-11-12T20:38:50.453-05:00just read the NYtimes. i had no idea the water was...just read the NYtimes. i had no idea the water was NINE feet high in staten island. that resulted in several deaths. i still find it difficult to believe this could happen in NY, drowning in your own home-like in louisiana. i tend to think we have civilized weather. heat waves yes, this no. living near a beach is not a good idea.lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-41007141471426362212012-11-12T17:33:45.945-05:002012-11-12T17:33:45.945-05:00I have felt some of that tiredness and sadness but...I have felt some of that tiredness and sadness but my principal emotion is increasingly becoming ANGER at the complete failure of every big institution that should have stepped up, from the LI power utility to FEMA to (perhaps especially) the Red Cross to respond to the disaster in the Rockaways and Staten island--still, two weeks later. Local charities and religious groups and Occupy Sandy have done great things, but they should have MUCH more support from the big guys.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-18891425724194140882012-11-12T16:53:48.296-05:002012-11-12T16:53:48.296-05:00The word cloud crystallizes the weird funk I'v...The word cloud crystallizes the weird funk I've been in with uncanny precision. And survivor guilt: check; we never even lost power. Enjoying the ordinary "luxuries" and comforts of everyday living is hollow when so many people are rendered homeless or just hanging on in misery with so much uncertainty ahead...the city feels as if it has sustained a lasting body blow.Brenda from Flatbushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028764394435321917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-1799937715807445672012-11-12T16:00:28.909-05:002012-11-12T16:00:28.909-05:00Oh my, thank you for this! I perceived the same th...Oh my, thank you for this! I perceived the same thing both in Jersey City and the other day in Manhattan, a different mood in the air, wary, wounded, vulnerable. This storm really revealed how vulnerable we are, and as we know, there are still so many people struggling and suffering in its aftermath, people who've lost everything, loved ones, homes, all their earthly possessions, any sense of security, so many who are still not receiving the help they need. Your list of links is excellent. Thank you for posting them.John Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073378940347627766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-79978367892377066242012-11-12T15:21:02.762-05:002012-11-12T15:21:02.762-05:00Lived in the E. Village now for 20 years now. In h...Lived in the E. Village now for 20 years now. In hurricane terms I live in 'Zone B'. Four days with no power, heat, hot water, phone, etc. Regardless of all the setbacks, inconveniences, and general 1984 dystopian feeling, in a wierd way the East Village felt like the old East Village again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-7367183092707823272012-11-12T14:51:18.632-05:002012-11-12T14:51:18.632-05:00I lived in Manhattan (on 16th Street) for 19 years...I lived in Manhattan (on 16th Street) for 19 years and I moved back to Peoria (yes, that's right, Peoria!) on October 18th, because I had lost my job and couldn't find another one. I can't explain the guilt I felt having just missed the wrath of Hurricane Sandy and watching it on TV. I made so many good friends in New York and met so many cool people and I feel sorry for all of you. I hope you all are dealing with this the best way you can. My thoughts go out to you all. Take John Lennon's advice: "Whatever gets you through the night, it's alright."Marty Wombacherhttp://www.trippingwithmarty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-54611884285100740442012-11-12T14:19:24.168-05:002012-11-12T14:19:24.168-05:00oh god, that Times article! so much to complain ab...oh god, that Times article! so much to complain about, but somehow this bugs me the most: "Manhattan and Brooklyn have always had an uncomfortable rivalry: Brooklyn with its self-satisfied 20-somethings and literary types; and Manhattan with its smug professionals and establishment class."<br /><br />that description of Manhattan?Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-25645806648739223712012-11-12T13:50:31.610-05:002012-11-12T13:50:31.610-05:00I'm thinking you are just about the best guy o...I'm thinking you are just about the best guy on the net right now!<br /><br />Versions Of Sandy<br /><br />11.11.2012<br /><br /> Before the great storm<br />I was I--Preparing.<br /> Within the storm I was I<br />solid as a mountain.<br /> After the floods and wind<br />I flew to Utah--Then<br /> climbed up above clouds<br />where, I was I--Still.<br /><br />Sun-setting<br />Earth-tilting<br />Mind-letting<br />Day-wilting<br /><br />11.12.2012<br />The feeling of floating and swirling persists with me, reminding me just a bit of the dissociation of acid trips way-back-when, of being reduced (or perhaps enhanced) by the familiar becoming unfamiliar---then familiar in a new way. The sudden awareness sharpened--that we are mortal material within the great churning everything. I find it has heated my internal flame now burning brighter. I'm gonna give blood this week. It's needed.Ms.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-30743873652092887572012-11-12T13:44:47.599-05:002012-11-12T13:44:47.599-05:00jeremiah possibly i missed some of your posts. can...jeremiah possibly i missed some of your posts. can you tell us YOUR experience. i saw the photos of ave C & 8th st. the water up 3 or 4 feet high, up to the car windows. shocking photo. lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-75222351116327715372012-11-12T13:05:41.698-05:002012-11-12T13:05:41.698-05:00Thanks, Anon. 9:55. I had missed that Times articl...Thanks, Anon. 9:55. I had missed that Times article. One highlight: Of a week spent at the Bowery Hotel, “It was very ‘Downton Abbey,’ ” Mr. Conrad said. “We were kind of sad when the lights went on."<br />From under what rock did these people crawl?BabyDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751432569519540728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-50226417386476595812012-11-12T12:23:34.288-05:002012-11-12T12:23:34.288-05:00Anon. 11:50am "Stop moping and either volunte...Anon. 11:50am "Stop moping and either volunteer to help or else just try to be the best good neighbor, contribute-to-society"<br /><br />What makes your think that we haven't volunteered. Speaking for myself, I too came unscathed from the storm and most of the feelings said here are from after having volunteered and seeing the devastation of the storm first-hand in the Rockaways. Everyone is entitled to their own mood or reaction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-9676669737182564372012-11-12T12:11:32.668-05:002012-11-12T12:11:32.668-05:00I'm feeling worn down by wondering what the tr...I'm feeling worn down by wondering what the true-cost, long term impact of this storm will be. <br /><br />The damage to the shore communities is awful but at least it is obvious and repairs can be imagined. <br /><br />The damage to the continued viability of Lower Manhattan is not as visibly obvious but, in some ways, much graver than even 9/11: buildings that had their cellars will with salt water will be off-line for months, and there will be heavy discussions about the wisdom of repair versus extending the "temporary" leases now being made in the highlands of New Jersey. <br /><br />It is akin to what the passengers of that Italian cruise ship must have felt when, after ripping its hull open, the crew acted like there wasn't much wrong and things would be back to normal.<br /><br />Two cataclysims + OWS in the course of a dozen years; it may be fun to dream of wall st's departure, but the economic reality of it will be just as devastating to the region as these other signal events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-4819114351590799342012-11-12T12:02:10.149-05:002012-11-12T12:02:10.149-05:00Anon, I have to disagree. People can feel whatever...Anon, I have to disagree. People can feel whatever they feel, and everyone who lives in the hurricane area was impacted--some much worse than others, obviously. But just like 9/11, this was a collective trauma and we're going to feel it in many different ways and intensities. Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-19106688374060021562012-11-12T11:50:09.224-05:002012-11-12T11:50:09.224-05:00If you came out of this relatively unscathed like ...If you came out of this relatively unscathed like I did (five days w/o power or heat) then now is not the time to dwell on bad feelings or engage in any kind of group pity-party. Stop moping and either volunteer to help or else just try to be the best good neighbor, contribute-to-society person you can be. I am speaking to myself as much as anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-41162141632694291452012-11-12T09:55:13.591-05:002012-11-12T09:55:13.591-05:00Sandy brought-out the real characters (if they had...Sandy brought-out the real characters (if they had any) of these moneyed gentrifiers. They holed up to places such as The Carlyle hotel when the power went out and went back to their partying ways when the power came back. www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/fashion/when-the-power-came-back-so-did-the-crowds.html<br /><br />The newer residents left and the old and poor stayed. http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/11/6538939/sensing-divide-lower-east-side-people-who-stayed-are-not-well <br /><br />Am I angry? Fuck yeah, I'm angry. I don't think seeing a therapist would even help, as long as these narcissistic newbies with lack of empathy to the neighborhood that they've gentrified keeps arriving and gentrifying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-84100571868371932182012-11-12T08:14:38.693-05:002012-11-12T08:14:38.693-05:00I've been beat since the storm. At least now I...I've been beat since the storm. At least now I know I'm not alone. Thanks, Jeremiah.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876016557456927299noreply@blogger.com