a photojournalist named iwan baan with the new yorker magazine was able to snag a helicopter with enough gasoline located in a hanger with no electricity to take some amazing shots of a city left in both the dark and the light. the images are really beautiful and almost chilling at the same time. (here's a link to more photos from his late night flight over the city)
photo by Iwan Baan for The New Yorker
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this place is my home and to see so many living in the dark was heart wrenching and humbling, especially as i sat in my home with power, hot water, heat and gas to cook. i was truly amazed at the sheer number of people ready, willing and able to help our fellow new yorkers who were suffering in the dark. the red cross literally had to turn away volunteers and donations because they didn't have the man power to sort the huge inventory of coats, blankets, clothes and shoes. the hardest part was the locations that needed these items the most were still inhabitable or unable to be accessed because of the sheer destruction of our landscape.
i'm not one to push my beliefs or agenda on anyone, but if you are able to donate to the red cross's efforts to help those who have lost everything, i urge you to do so. please help any way that you can. the website is www.redcross.org.
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