Hurricane Sandy Getting Closer To New York City, Portions Of Roosevelt Island Under East River Water - Latest From Mayor Bloomberg This Morning

Receiving reports that portions of Roosevelt Island Promenade are under water

Aerial View Of Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Park Underwater from Beauty & A Beat Tweet

including:

Good Day New York FOX 5 NEWS! LOOK You can't even see the top of Roosevelt Island! #HurricaneSandy twitpic.com/b8j2i5
— Beauty & A Beat (@GrandeTreats) October 29, 2012

Roosevelt Island Lighthouse Park Under Water From Hurricane Sandy Via Kate Williams Tweet

Sandy's making herself felt already--there's normally a causeway between the lighthouse a @ Roosevelt Island instagr.am/p/RXv7SZAvxN/
— Kate williams (@celticviola) October 29, 2012

Roosevelt Island East River Promenade Flooding From Hurricane Sandy via Paul Morgan Tweet

Another shot of the East River breaching Roosevelt Island #sandy #frankenstorm twitter.com/Jumanjiman/sta…
— Paul Morgan (@Jumanjiman) October 29, 2012

An Octagon building resident reports:

Main st flooded behind Coler across from Costco - water all the way over the road. Water across sidewalk promenade to grass in the picnic park in front of us. All in all it seems right now exactly like it was when we woke up to Irene and Cuomo said waters currently at Irene level. I heard but didn't see that lighthouse point completely flooded.

A Riverwalk Building resident reports:

Just looked out - the River is already lapping over where the Pier was.

Roosevelt Island Subway Pier Flooding From Hurricane Sandy via Thomas Herlihy Tweet

Same dock. Tide is supposedly goin out now before it comes back tn. This ahit will def be underwater. #sandy instagr.am/p/RXw-7fEgj2/
— Thomas Herlihy (@t_herlihy) October 29, 2012

Roosevelt Island resident Michael Girard shares these images from Roosevelt Island this morning.

Image From Michael Girard

Image From Michael Girard

Image From Michael Girard

Image From Michael Girard

Image From Michael Girard

Image From Michael Girard

Even the Tom Otterness' Marriage of Real Estate and Money sculptures are under water.

Image From Michael Girard

Here's the latest update from Mayor Bloomberg this morning.



Watch Hurricane Sandy from Roosevelt Island resident Mark Lyon's live webcam looking north from Manhattan Park showing Octagon, East River and Manhattan skyline. Also, resident Trevre Andrews provides this webcam facing Southtown's Firefighters Field and Queensboro Bridge.

Another resident reports:

Just like last time (when the irene hits) i would like to mention you about the logs on canine training park near to riverwalk bar and grill. They are still there, the psd dint move that yet.
when i called the roosevelt island public safety they told me they belong to nypd...
please help with this. i know you are on vacation.

I have been in Colorado the last few days, unable to get back to Roosevelt Island because of cancelled airline flights and have been covering Hurricane Sandy with the help of residents sending me reports and pictures. Please continue to do so and above all, STAY SAFE!!!!!!!!