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– photo by Mitch Waxman

Hey, ever wonder what happened to all that Federal disaster money they pumped into the City after Sandy?

After Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the Queens Midtown Tunnel in New York City was inundated with an estimated 12 million gallons of water. The storm surge flooded the tunnel, requiring a significant pumping operation to remove the water before reopening.

In 2012, this November 1st post described what Hank the Elevator Guy and I saw when surveying the Queens side of Newtown Creek after Hurricane Sandy. As a note, I never saw the Blue Crow again.

– photo by Mitch Waxman

I was lucky that friends with cars would occasionally give me a lift, but your humble narrator believes in mass transit.

In 2016, I was connecting the real estate developer dots, while riding the train and pointing out the various infrastructure issues which the building outs in LIC and North Brooklyn have caused.

– photo by Mitch Waxman

Speaking of mass transit, it’s not like NYC has an exclusive franchise.

This one from 2021 was part of a ‘72 hours in Pittsburgh’ Amtrak trip, and focuses in on one of the funicular railways I love so much.

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Written by Mitch Waxman

November 1, 2024 at 11:00 am

Posted in Long Island City, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Subway

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