Intense rain in parts of Florida has submerged neighborhoods, turned roads into rivers, closed schools and left more than 108,000 customers without power.
Heavy rain fell over central and southern Florida from Wednesday into early Thursday because of a slow-moving storm system over the Gulf of Mexico.
As many as 7 million people were under flood watches Wednesday. Meanwhile, strong onshore winds created gusts that reached 74 mph at an elevated weather station near Miami and 63 mph at Dania Pier near Fort Lauderdale.
Yeah, I was spoiled when I lived in Hell’s Kitchen and FiDi, I could get pretty much anywhere below 60th in like 15-20 minutes. Moving out to Windsor Terrace was the worst movie I made, only the F and G came out there and it was a 10 minute walk to it. I was one stop before Church Ave on the G.
I’d complain to my brother (who lives in South Jersey) how long it’d take to get from WT to Chelsea (about 35-45 minutes) and he’d say “I still don’t get why you don’t get a bike and just ride there” and I was like “um because I don’t want to bike like 7 miles and spend like 1.5 hours to get there? I’m trying to get there quicker than the subway, not slower”. He was flabbergasted regarding how long it took since I’d have to bike north up to The Brooklyn Bridge, bike across that whole dealing with all the pedestrian and bike traffic, and then bike up from FiDi, then worry about the bike getting stolen.
Compared to other cities, NYC definitely is a lot less ridiculous when comparing it to places like LA or Fort Lauderdale (the city proper is like 170 square miles), but in most of those places people have cars because it’s so spread out, driving around NYC is as fun as a hole in the head (although I’ve heard LA is about the same, especially with I-10 being fucked). Miami is pretty easy to get around in comparison to NYC, Miami proper is slightly smaller than Manhattan, but half of that is residential. I walked from Downtown Miami to Miami Beach, it took me about 2 hours but it was possible haha E-Scooters appear to be the best way to get around to places that are too short to make a car ride worth it, but impractical to walk. Biking just turns you into a sweaty mess, regardless of the season.
Well, NYC is definitely not a master-planned city. But that’s part of its charm.
Bikes and being young solved transportation for me, even in blizzards. If one needed to show up sweat free, I always knew where to shower a little bit ahead of time, eg one of my CUNY campuses etc.
Anyway, enjoy Miami, and head a little further south too. Cuba, the DR, Puerto Rico… Just do your research before you go. And don’t buy a house in Florida, the highest point above sea level is 340ft!
Yeah NYC is a planning shit show.
Thanks! I’ve already been down to Key West which was great. I gotta get a passport since I’m so close to the Bahamas, Cuba and all the other smaller island nations. Lots to explore!
I don’t plan on buying anything anytime soon, I like apartment living a lot better, let the management company deal with everything hahaha
Honestly, I don’t think anyone realizes just how big the city is behind its many closed doors. I used to work for the MTA, most stations are almost twice as big as what the public can access, some much much larger.
The Ward’s island wastewater plant moved 275 million gallons of blackwater a day, and I can’t find pictures of the more fascinating parts of it (maybe security reasons?) But you’d never guess that the pumps are at the bottom of a 160ft deep hole. On an island, surrounded by a river, all in that lovely new-deal art deco look. There’s something fascinating about infrastructure with a touch of art to it. Being a wastewater plant, there was also a touch of fart to it too. Bleh.
I got family on some of those islands, those hurricanes don’t play. Maybe apt living is the best choice in such a volatile area haha.
Yeah it’s pretty wild what exists outside of the public eye. I’ve watched various documentaries and other things about all the hidden infrastructure. I’m actually reading a book about it now called The Works.
I figured the high rises down here were the best choice since they’re new and are built with the storms in mind, you’re also pretty high up so no risk of flooding. We just had a massive storm about three days ago, it dropped 9" of rain in under 48 hours. It poured for over 15 hours straight!