Day After Hurricane Sandy Hits New York City - Clean Up Work And Back To Normal For Some On Roosevelt Island But Not Everybody

Received the following video from Roosevelt Island resident Goran Veljic showing Roosevelt Island trying to get back to normal after Hurricane Sandy's visit to New York City
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but not all is returning to normal yet on Roosevelt Island. A resident of Eastwood/Roosevelt Landings reports:

I'm surprised to see that no one has reported the power outage in Eastwood.

I am a resident in building 510/10th floor. My power went out at 10:00 PM yesterday. That I know of, only one other resident on the 10th floor has their power out.

When I looked across the courtyard, it looked like there were few apartments out of power in 540, but not many.

I called public safety at 10:30 PM and they said there were several residents with their power out and that it was being worked on. Seemed like a false generic response. I doubt that anyone was working on the power during the storm in the middle of the night.

This morning, I called the Urban American management office and was told that electricians were working on the outage. When I asked approximately how many apartments were effected, I was told it was not known.

On my way outside at 12pm, I asked the neighbors that I saw if their power was out. Several said no.

A neighbor who was posted in the lobby of 510, charging her phone and doing some work said her power was out. When she went to management this morning, they told her that they intentionally shut the power off in a few apartments on the east side of Eastwood because the transformer was at risk of flooding and that they were pumping out water. I was surprised that they would disclose such information about voluntarily shutting the power. She said that was early this morning and she was told this by the person at the front desk.

Another neighbor said that maintenance actually stopped by her apartment to confirm that her power was off.

I proceeded to the office and the manager, {Name Deleted}, was at the front desk. He said the electricity blew and effected some apartments and that the electrician was working on it. He had no idea how long it would take to repair. Neither did the electrician who happened to be in the office at that moment.

Another neighbor says her lights are on, but her TV and phone is out.

I hope that this matter is treated with urgency. I'm afraid we're under the radar since there are no reports online about it. Needless to say, all of my food is spoiled, I have no way of knowing what the latest news is regarding storm damage, transportation systems and I can't access the internet so that I can work from home.

I am presently sitting at the bar in Trellis using their electricity and wifi.

UPDATE 4:45 - According to Eastwood/Roosevelt Landings resident:

... There are about 300+ apartments effected. It will likely take a few days for power to be restored.

There was flooding in the tunnel that holds the electrical box. They must wait for Con Ed to approve before restoring power....