Uptown Surveys Damage After Hurricane Irene

Uptown Surveys Damage After Hurricane Irene

August 28, 2011 6:48pm | By Carla Zanoni, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

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UPPER MANHATTAN — After watching Hurricane Irene from the safety of their living rooms and televisions, Inwood and Washington Heights residents hit the streets Sunday morning to survey damage to the neighborhood.

Families and dog owners trickled into the parks and streets soon after 11 a.m. hoping to get a sense of the havoc unleashed by the storm.

Many chain stores remained closed in the neighborhood, but mom and pop shops like Pizza Palace on Dyckman Street and Indian Road Café on Indian Road were open for business as usual.

“Oh yes we are open! Happy Hurricane Weekend!,” tweeted Indian Road Café’s owners.

But for many, the downed trees and minor flooding amounted to little more than what the area normally experiences during heavy storms, something many noted with gratitude.

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