If there were no buildings on the island and no loss of life it it is possible that the incident (1893) was forgotten.

Interesting story, though.

Edit: It is not uncommon for hurricanes to strike New York.

(Since you are not an English speaker -

"Common" - occurs often
"Uncommon" - does not occur often
"Not uncommon" - does not occur often but occurs somewhere between "common" and "uncommon"

English is "sunk", not "sinked", another word we love to use to identify foreigners.

English does not use ¿ to start a question.)

Webb wrote on Apr 16^th, 2007 at 10:49pm:


Thanks Webb, I just Fixed.. I also Find it very interesting ,especialy about the Hurricane in New York City Area, I hope never happend again ..

alrot wrote on Apr 16^th, 2007 at 10:17pm:


Hurricanes Hitting NYC are not exactly a common thing,  but they do happen.

I have to watch out for when the next one hits

Nick

NDSP goes out and buys life-boat

Weather or not another hurricane hits NY again, it's a good idea for them to have safety plans. First off, they need to get better windows. They need to be bulletproof windows that can fit in between the outside and the inside of the building. That way they can't be blown out or blown in. Another thing that needs to be taken into consideration are fires. A good modern idea would be to install pipes everywhere inside the building and if a fire happens, the pipes will take an anti flame liquid to the location of the fire. A very important thing in NY is transportation. The subway tunnels would need to be completly sealed off before a hurricane so that they don't get flooded. That sounds like a good idea now doesn't it? 

JSpahn wrote on May 3^rd, 2007 at 2:54pm:
Well actually, they kind of did. They built a massive public transit system that extends from the NYC subways, to the Long Island Railroad(which covers almost all of Long Island) and to Connecticut. If NY didn't have this, NY would be clogged so badly that it wouldn't be able to operate.

Governments learn by doing because they never take advice.

Just before Hurricane Andrew (1992) the State of Florida decided to evacuate about a million people from Homestead to Orlando.  Good idea.  Florida has a 2-3 lane turnpike that could easily be opened to an exclusively 4-6 lane northbound road.

But then the bureaucrats got involved.

They couldn't close the southbound lanes to go northbound - safety problems.

The turnpike is a toll road.  Every vehicle going north had to stop and pay toll.

Result: The turnpike was clogged beyond belief.  People slept in their cars at rest areas.

Someone kicked the bureaucrats' butts and now every time a hurricane is expected to hit South Florida (72 hours) the southbound lanes are closed and are converted to northbound.  All tolls are suspended.

beaky wrote on May 11^th, 2007 at 9:09pm:
But water won't stick to the surface to keep the building safe from burning. There's a project going with fire departments in California where they are developing and anti-flamable liquid that would stick to the surface for days and prevent it from burning. It would be much more efficient than water. 

Alright this one will be the last of my idea posts in this thread since I know you will get annoyed with me if I don't stop. I think an even better idea is to make a huge underground section of the city to so that people can use that as a space to get away from the weather(obviously it would have to be sealed and there would have to be air holes). I know all my idea have big money involved but remember, they are just ideas and anything can happen. You never know, maybe someday people will be able to live in Florida and work in New York and be able to do it for a low price.  Ok I am done now. 

murjax wrote on May 12^th, 2007 at 12:49am:


Would you get on a ferry as a hurricane was approaching the area? I wouldn't.

murjax wrote on May 12^th, 2007 at 12:46am:


Are you talking about an exterior fire-suppression system? If so, that would not be terribly practical in NYC, where most buildings are made of stone or steel and glass. Fires there rarely spread between buildings, especially if sprinkler systems are installed.
I think the research in California is to protect wooden homes from wildfires... in that scenario, its a very good idea, if you don't mind having a slimy house.

Well, I will count on my own weather savvy and the willingness to get out of the area early, rather than waiting until things get ugly. The NJT, LIRR, and PATH rail systems are notorious for weather-related delays... a full-blown hurricane would probably shut them all down in no time. Even the rats will know to stay out of the rail tunnels if a storm of that magnitude hits... much of the large storm pump equipment down there is 100 years old. the PATH tunnels are some of the oldest in the world... I take those trains all the time, and even a little rain or snow seems to wreak havoc down there.

The "serious work" on NYC's subway system will not , of course,  keep up with normal passenger volume. The almost-mythical 2nd Avenue line, which is a minor project in scope compared to the construction of the original lines, has been desperately needed for almost 80 years, and is just getting started this year.  By 2020, when that line, the tunnel between the LIRR line and Grand Central, and some more lines downtown are expected to be completed (but will not be, rest assured), the population of the city will probably have doubled (noticed all the new high-rises going up?). And while they're being built, there will be numerous related problems above and below ground.
  I hate to be a pessimist, but I don't see a very bright future for transportation or emergency plans in the city of New York.
Although I understand Mayor Bloomberg is something of a booster for increased waterway usage, including more floatplane operations... not very useful in a hurricane, but a pleasant way to commute under normal circumstances. 

Murjax I seriously doubt a hurricane over 2.5 scale is gonna hit NYC in the next, oh, 100 years

And underground area wouldnt work because like rotty said, you cant fit 8+ million people in one underground space

NYC isnt really an unsafe place to live in any way

Earthquakes - Dont have them

Hurricanes - All are very weak

Tornadoes - Nope

Tsunami - Nada

Flood - Depends on where you live, but atleast in my town, dont have.'

Crime Rates - Going down every year

Nick

murjax wrote on May 17^th, 2007 at 2:11pm:



Actually, there have been minor tremors in NYC... in fact, Harlem sits on land that is mostly fill over a major fault that is being watched closely. If it ever lets go that would be very nasty.
There have been small tornadoes SW of the city, and I definitely recall one being sighted just north of the GW Bridge, along the Palisades, some years ago.
No tsunamis yet, but if that big chunk of Africa ever falls off, the city is doomed.

But the greatest danger in NYC, other than getting run over by a bus or taxi, is dying of starvation after paying your rent.