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By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 10/30/12 9:23am

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Gawker, Huffington Post Still Down

Last night, as the internet started to flicker in and out and Manhattan went dark, so too did some websites and news outlets. All Gawker Media sites and the Huffington Post website are still down for the count as of this morning. BuzzFeed was down last night, but is back today.

“In a nutshell, it appears the emergency backup power did not kick in when Con Ed shut off power,” Thomas Plunkett, Gawker’s chief technology officer, emailed us last night. Gawker servers are at Datagram on Whitehall Street, which also hosts BuzzFeed and some Huffington Post servers, explained Mr. Plunkett.  Read More

By Kelly Faircloth 10/30/12 12:30am

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The ambulances mass for relocation. (Photo: Dave Itzkoff, via Twitter)

NYU Hospital Evacuated When Backup Generators Fail

It was slipped into brief late-night remarks, so that you almost might’ve missed it: ”The one thing that we had not counted on, New York University’s hospital backup power, in spite of them making sure, ensuring us that it’s been tested, has stopped working,” admitted Mayor Bloomberg. “And we’re working with them to help move people out.”

He sounded so calm, it was almost hard to tell whether the evacuation of a major Manhattan hospital might be a serious cause for alarm. Read More

By Drew Grant 10/29/12 10:58pm

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Equinox CEO Harvey Spevak on Decision to Keep Gyms Open During Sandy: ‘Safety Is Our Top Priority’

The restaurants may be closed, along with mass transit, the schools, stores, your workplace and everything else on the East Coast right now, but if you are one of the lucky s.o.b.s who can afford an Equinox membership, you have a safe port during the storm of the century. Of the 25 spas in Manhattan and surrounding metropolitan areas, only one is currently closed. Read More

By Kelly Faircloth 10/29/12 7:28pm

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Homeless Still on the Streets of New York as Sandy Hits Land

“As long as you stay indoors, you’re probably safe,” Mayor Bloomberg told the reporters at this evening’s latest press conference. But what about the people for whom it isn’t that simple? The Observer is getting reports that even as Sandy roars our way, some of the city’s most vulnerable–the homeless–are still outside.

As late as this evening, an Observer source found a group of people at Eighth Street and Second Avenue with no plans to leave for a drop-in or emergency center. ”We got shelter right here,” one man told her. Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 10/29/12 1:47pm

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UPDATE: Anderson Cooper Returns to His Storm-Chasing Roots as His Show is Canceled

Anderson Cooper’s often celebrity-oriented daytime chat show, Anderson Live, is returning to what made the anchor famous–hurricanes. (His Friday show was devoted to choosing a Halloween costume.) Mr. Cooper’s co-host today is CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield, and they’ll be discussing hurricane safety; tonight, Mr. Cooper puts on his CNN anchor hat–and rain slicker–for Read More

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 10/29/12 1:18pm

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Brooklyn Heights Equinox is Open (For Free)

Looking to burn off some of that Hurricane party food? Don’t worry–the Brooklyn Heights Equinox is not letting a small thing like a Hurricane and storm serge stand in the way good health and exercise.

Among the many emails in our inbox canceling yoga classes, book readings, art openings and Halloween was an email letting us know that the gym is open. Even non-members can leave their houses and go get out some of that energy before cabin fever sets in. Read More