As the Nor’easter pounded most of the east coast, user generated videos provided valuable information – as well as some much needed diversion – to people trapped by the weather.
In Hoboken, pictures and video of the flooding posted to a local website served as a launching pad for a political debate about the state of the city’s infrastructure and a much needed eye opener for people who had no idea how badly parts of the city were flooded. The comments also served as a reference point for anyone trying to navigate their way through town. Users from all parts of the city provided info on what parts of town were drivable, walkable or simply best to avoid.
Even the Mayor got into the act, recording a video letting people know how well they were handling the situation. Purely self congratulatory, and the locals didn’t buy it, but worthy of a mention nonetheless.
Some highlights:
Intersection of newark and willow report: Just watched a few cars die in the middle of the lake, saw a Pizza man on a bike try to balance the bike and the pizza and ride thru the like, quite a feat, nominate him for the Chinese Ballet.
if your parked around Second and Clinton, move your cars…. The water is up to the car doors….
i peeked out of my apartment around that area and there is no intersection anymore, its all water.
The shoprite area is flooded badly. Water is up to doors on cars parked on jefferson across from shoprite. Saw a man leaving shoprite walking across jefferson who was waist deep in water.
Update, port-o-potty floating on its side at construction site at 1st and Harrison, repeat port-o-potty floating on its side
Huge fire on 2nd and Clinton-ish – neighborhood is engulfed in smoke.
The intersection of Harrison and First is under three feet of water the people of Harrison Court have had to put up sandbags of First and Jackson is under two feet of water.