New York Rising is a Scam

Sun, 09 Jul 2017 11:42:40 +0000

As most people who know me are aware, my house, on Long Island’s south shore, suffered heavy flooding on October 29, 2012 as a result of Hurricane Sandy, when the water level of a nearby bay rose several feet above its historic high and filled my house up like a bucket. My house was not in a flood plain - even today it’s not considered a flood risk according to the latest maps - so we didn’t have flood insurance.

New York City commuter winter survival kit

Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:28:18 +0000

Since I started working in Manhattan again a couple years ago I’ve learned a couple of things about surviving the winters on the LIRR platform. This winter in particular has been pretty lousy, temperatures below 20ºF and gusty most of the mornings for the past couple of weeks when I’m waiting for the train. Here are some of the things that have made it bearable. This is kind of a hodge-podge as a result of complete trial & error, but when fully geared I’m totally comfortable in the biting wind and snow even as others visibly shiver.

New York on Evan Hoffman

New York Rising is a Scam

New York City commuter winter survival kit