After the Storm
Fallen Ginkgoes I have this knack for being out of town when major weather hits and Super Storm Sandy was no exception. As she barreled down on New York City, I was already safely out in southern California for a meeting. And, there I stayed through Sunday, November 4th. I returned to two New Yorks -- the upper West side where my apartment was unscathed and the South Street Seaport area where the building housing our offices is down and out for the count. Uptown, Central Park saw some damage from the storm but they were well on their way to cleaning it up in preparation for running the 2012 NYC Marathon. Although the official marathon was canceled, people showed up dressed to run it and with personal support crews in tow. And run it they did even as the City began to break down the finish line. Downtown, we'd been grappling with office displacement since the storm of the century ended and we were already up and running with web mai...