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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

PHOTOJOURNALISM: Hurricane Sandy—Gas Crisis on Long Island

Above: Port Washington resident walks down an empty street past a deserted fuel station in search of gasoline. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy access to Long Island's fuel supply was effectively cut-off. This post documents conditions at two gas stations that did receive fuel while I was on assignment on Long Island photographing emergency crews performing power restoration services.

During my stay on Long Island I kept a diligent eye on my fuel situation and managed my travel to leave myself enough of a buffer to make it North where there was some gas. I traveled 65 miles on the evening I left before encountering a gas station that had fuel. There was no available lodging in the region so I had to sleep several nights in my vehicle.

Above: I receive an excited thumbs-up from a motorist who had spent the night in his car after hearing that this gas station might receive gas overnight—the line continued more than a mile back. For the most part people’s spirits remained high. Everybody had a story. Many people simply selected a gas station at random to line up for in hopes that a delivery would arrive some time soon. Many people slept in their vehicles for days only to see a tanker roll by to service another station.

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