NEW YORK – A local shopkeeper has been assaulted during the course of a robbery in one of many encouraging reports suggesting a return to normal life following Tropical Storm Irene.
Reggie Brooks, 37, described the experience that left him with bruised ribs as ‘terrifying’, but was pleased to see the city “back on it’s feet again,” before adding: “My grandaddy gave me that watch.”
In another promising report, a rabbi was mugged at gun point, giving hope to the people of New York that things will soon return to the way they were after the weekend’s terrible storm conditions.
‘We almost didn’t make it’
The brunt of Irene’s impact was felt on Sunday, when power cuts left residents with no means of communication other than with the person next to them.
In neighbouring New Jersey, officials claimed the damage was no greater that what had already been done by four series of Jersey Shore.
Having been forced to acknowledge his fellow man, Manhattan worker Jason Freidman said it was a relief to be able to “keep your head down and walk past the next guy as if he wasn’t there again.”
One Brooklyn native told of his ordeal after bravely surviving an entire night spent with his family as the storm hit it’s worst point.
“We were all trapped inside and it just went on and on you know…the woman just wouldn’t stop yakking. I just kept thinking: When is this nightmare going to end?”
Earlier, New York Mayor Micheal Bloomberg promised the city was doing everything it could to bring train services to full operation so people could get back to ignoring each other on their daily commute.
Road to recovery
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the streets were now safe enough to commit petty crime and vandalism as authorities look for ways to get those forced to help their fellow man back to “some kind of normalcy.”
Other measures included getting the full fleet of taxis and civilian vehicle back on the road so respective drivers could flip each other off for cutting in front of of each other’s space.
“Anything we can do to help people back to their usual routine before the storm hit will go a long way to a swift recovery.”
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