Brooklyn Prepares for Hurricane Sandy

Brooklyn residents in low-lying coastal areas such as Williamsburg, Red Hook, Dumbo, the Navy Yard and Coney Island were ordered to evacuate Sunday before the storm. Media focused on luxury and NYCHA housing — is there anything in between? — and found residents at both divided, with some staying and others fleeing. The transit halt at 7 pm last night shuttered many businesses. A quick look down restaurant row on Smith Street at 9 pm last night revealed restaurants closed but bars open. (Perhaps their proprietors walk to work? Or bars are considered a type of emergency service?) As of 9:30 this morning, we are already hearing reports from friends on Facebook that parts of Brooklyn Bridge Park are underwater and the Gowanus Canal has overflowed. What is happening in your area? Are you stocked with batteries and a bathtub full of water? Update: Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to close at 2 pm today.

Red Hook Prepares for Sandy [NY Times]
Hurricane Sandy: Live Updates [NY Times]
As Red Hook Braces for Hurricane Sandy, Some Hit the Bar [DNAinfo]
Evacuation Zone Residents Split on Whether to Move to Higher Ground [DNAinfo]
Panicked Evacuations Mix With Nonchalance in Hurricane Sandy’s Path [NY Times]
Luxury Living in Zone A [NY Observer]
Inside the Gowanus Canal Evacuation Zone [NY Observer]
Dumbo Braces for Hurricane Sandy [NY Observer]
Jimmy Kimmel Shows to Go on in Brooklyn Despite Storm [EW]
Coney, Red Hook, Navy Yard Vulnerable [Brooklyn Eagle]
Map From Office of Emergency Services Via Brooklyn Eagle


A reader sent in this photo of Sample wine war open last night at 9 pm, while many other restaurants on Smith Street in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens were shut due to lack of subway and bus service.