I'm a New York-based journalist and
editor-at-large for
Sheryl Sandberg's
Lean In foundation.
Former Executive Editor
of TUMBLR; longtime writer and editor at NEWSWEEK.
I write on social issues, women & culture for the
New York Times, The Atlantic & The Daily Beast, among others.
I also produce video.
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On the Jersey Shore, Cries of ‘Where is the Government?’
The Jersey Shore has fared its share of bad weather. As the Los Angeles Times points out this morning (in a piece well worth the read), there was the winter storm of 1846 that wrecked nine ships (still known as the Day of Terror). There was the 1962 nor’easter, which washed a Navy destroyer ashore. And, of course, there was Irene, the first time on record a hurricane had hit the region.
But Sandy, with its innocent name and violent force, remains unlike anything residents here have seen. It sent a roller coaster into the ocean in Seaside Heights. It wrecked part of the famed boardwalk in Atlantic City. And in the Barrier Islands, some residents now face a forced evacuation that could last eight months. Gas and sewer lines remain unrepaired.
Photographer Ben Lowy will be documenting the Sandy recovery for Tumblr throughout the week. Follow his coverage at Tumblr Storyboard, or follow our instagram feed, where he’ll be guest posting.
4 Nov 2012 / Reblogged from storyboard with 484 notes / hurricane sandy recovery photojournalism ben lowy documentary iphone
