Hurricane Sandy
Chris Cornell playing Hurricane Sandy Relief benefit in NYC before Soundgarden's Irving Plaza show (which is on sale)
Soundgarden in Atlantic City in 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
After Soundgarden plays ‘Live on Letterman’ on Monday (11/12), frontman Chris Cornell will head over to Bowery Ballroom for an intimate solo acoustic show to benefit Hurricane Sandy Relief…
Louis CK doing two Hurricane Sandy relief benefit shows in (and for) Staten Island next week
Louis CK , who had to cancel his final NYC show last week due to Hurricane Sandy, is putting on two Hurricane Sandy relief benefits at the St…
Relief efforts continue in CONEY ISLAND, HELP STILL NEEDED (pics & info)
UPDATE FROM TODAY 11/8:
I have spent the better part of four days volunteering with Hurricane Sandy victims in Coney Island.
I am working with Occupy Sandy AND the Presidents of the Coney Island Houses and the Odwire Houses…
The L Train is back!
The long nightmare is over: The L Train is back. Says the MTA, “service between Broadway Junction and Manhattan resumed this afternoon, following repair work to components inside the Canarsie Tube, which connects the line between Manhattan’s East Side and Brooklyn’s Greenpoint and Williamsburg neighborhoods…
Nor'easter approaches; Rockaway still needs us, as Anthony Weiner points out (info, pics, videos)
Jimmy McGovern, operations chief with New York City’s Sanitation Department, is tasked with clearing what superstorm Sandy left smashed onto the streets of this neighborhood, where he has lived for the last 20 years…
Jonathan Ames, Amy Sohn, My Jerusalem & more playing Sandy benefits (dates), Gary Clark Jr. played one (video)
The Hurricane Sandy Relief benefit shows keep coming. We’ve already mentioned upcoming benefits with Will Sheff, Eugene Mirman, Dan Deacon, and more…
L Train tunnel pumped dry, MTA video released (watch)
The G train is back, and the L is getting much closer. The MTA just announced that the subway tunnel “has been pumped dry.” Don’t believe it…
Red Hook still needs help, residents without heat, businesses destroyed (though Sunny's is reopening) -- more pics & info
“While electricity is on in some of the buildings in the Red Hook Houses, almost none have heat. For the second day in a row RHI purchased and distributed 150 space heaters…
Nicole Atkins raising money for Neptune City, NJ (with a song)
Nicole Atkins is selling a new (re-recorded actually) song to raise money for her hometown of Neptune City, NJ, one of the many areas hurt badly by Sandy (Nicole’s property included)…
The G Train is back! Holland Tunnel is open again too.
The MTA reports that “After working around the clock for days and testing systems all night, the first G trains for passengers started rolling at 8:55 am…
