‘BRISK’ BUSINESS: Kiva Kahl ladles hot tea to neighbor Buddy Sammis in the Rockaways yesterday. A looming nor’easter has the already ravaged neighborhood on edge. (
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Brace yourself — again!
To add more hellish misery to Hurricane Sandy survivors — a furious nor’easter is blowing in on Tuesday night promising to wreak even more havoc to the same hardest hit areas.
“The biggest problem is this nor’easter will blow left over debris and trees already damaged by the storm and cause more power outages,” said AccuWeather meteorologist Brian Edwards. “The rain and combined wind will make it feel like near freezing. It’s going to be dangerous without power.
“We we are also concerned that along Jersey shore and on Long Island, there will be more flooding. It won’t take a lot to cause more problems.”
The storm, which is snaking up the eastern coastline, will unleash 40 to 60 mph wind gusts combined with freezing temperatures plunging into the 30s and even the 20s.
This as shattered residents of the battered Rockaways, Staten Island and New Jersey Shore continued to survive without plumbing, water and heat since Sandy stormed in last Monday.
“It’s obviously nothing like Sandy, but another round of strong wind is the last thing we need,” warned AccuWeather meteorologist Dan Pydynowski.
In ravaged Midland Beach on Staten Island, Terrice White, 28, couldn’t believe another belt of horrific weather was on its way.
“Sandy took everything from me,” he said. “There is literally nothing left to destroy.”
In New York City, Sandy’s death toll reached 41, including 22 on Staten Island.
The numbers — and another looming storm — shook up Midland Beach resident John Ambroso, 23.
“It’s scary,” he said. “Look at all the bodies they are pulling out of the wreckage. I don’t want to be among them for the next storm. We are leaving right away. I don’t want to be caught flatfooted again.”
Terrified Howard Beach resident Linda Thompson said her family home still had no power.
“I don’t think we will be able to survive here,” she said.New York City is opening warming centers for people who are still without heat as the weather gets colder. The center locations can be found on the city’s Web site, nyc.gov.