blackout!

my city never fails to surprise me. locked in the throes of the biggest blackout in united states history, some semblance of peace managed to reign. no major reports of traffic accidents, only fifteen arrests (impressive, when you consider that all eight million of us took to the streets yesterday)...and, as always, some surprising behavior. my favorite? civilian traffic wardens. random people who opted to jump in and keep their fellow new yorkers from running over and killing each other. of these kindly samaritans, my favorite was the new resident interviewed this morning on NPR...he'd just arrived in the city and saw someone else trying to direct traffic in times square (TIMES SQUARE), and thought he could help. his rationale? "i think new york is an amazing city. and i wanted to do something amazing."

yep.

new yorkers, as you get back online, welcome back to the 21st century.