Empty NYC Is Fake — For Now

With New York City residents hunkering down in their homes to escape from Hurricane Sandy, the streets of Manhattan can seem pretty desolate.

Not, however, this desolate.

After two other successful street-emptying time lapses, filmed in Seattle and San Francisco, Thrash Lab and Ross Ching are back with their third installment of “Empty America.”

This time, they wipe the bustling metropolis of New York City clear of inhabitants.

Iconic landmarks such as Wall Street, Central Park, Times Square, Penn Station, The Met and Fifth Avenue appear eerily, spookily empty.

More Coverage of Hurricane Sandy

The Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy

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   Breezy Point, Queens

   
   

   
   

   “Destruction after fire in Breezy Point, Queens.” Via Official New York City Fire Department

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   


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   Breezy Point, Queens

   
   

   
   

   “Destruction after fire in Breezy Point, Queens.”
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   Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

   
   

   
   

   “Damage being repaired on the roof of the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Arts and Crafts Center after Hurricane Sandy made landfall.”

   
   

   Via Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs/Sgt. Brett Perkins

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   


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   North Carolina

   
   

   
   

   Via North Carolina Department of Public Transportation

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   


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   Manhattan

   
   

   
   

   “No traffic on the FDR today. This was all under water the night before. It’s amazing how a storm like Sandy can completely shut down an entire city.”

   
   

   Via WanderingtheWorld

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   


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   South Ferry Station, Manhattan

   
   

   
   

   A submerged escalator at the South Ferry subway station in Lower Manhattan. Via MTA

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   


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   East Village, Manhattan

   
   

   
   

   People bail water from a basement of an East Village business. Via Brennan Cavanaugh

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   


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   West Village, Manhattan

   
   

   
   

   “Bleeker Street Pizza: OPEN- The electricity was still out, but they were making pizza anyway, with the help of their gas-fired oven and a few spelunker head lamps.”

   
   

   Via Nick Sherman

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   


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   East Village at Avenue C, Manhattan

   
   

   
   

   Via jesseandgreg

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   


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    Battery Park

    
    

    
    

    A truck is submerged in Battery Park, Manhattan. Via Andrea Canning

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Belmar, New Jersey

    
    

    
    

    “Hurricane Sandy damage in Belmar, N.J. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.” Via Talk Radio News Service

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Seaside Heights, New Jersey

    
    

    
    

    “Aerial views of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, Oct. 30, 2012.”

    
    

    Via U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    White Hall subway station in NYC

    
    

    
    

    Via Andrew Cuomo

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    North Wildwood, New Jersey

    
    

    
    

    Via thejkinz

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    West Wildwood, New Jersey

    
    

    
    

    A street underwater. Via thejkinz

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Long Island, New York

    
    

    
    

    A tree uprooted in Long Island, New York. Via nikki_skye

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Stonybrook, Long Island, NY

    
    

    
    

    via Meghan Pipe

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Michigan

    
    

    
    

    Via lafontainenissan

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    NYC

    
    

    
    

    Via miss_pagano

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Dumbo, Brooklyn

    
    

    
    

    “Main St. After Hurricane Sandy” Via DumboNYC

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Dumbo, Brooklyn

    
    

    
    

    “Jane’s carousel is basically an island now. Poor horses.” Via andjelicaaa

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Toronto

    
    

    
    

    Via toastmatic

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Staten Island

    
    

    
    

    Via katemcdermott7

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    West Virginia

    
    

    
    

    “John Schmidt, of the West Virginia Field Office, photographed his backyard during Hurricane Sandy.” Via U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn

    
    

    
    

    Via juspostbellum

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Staten Island

    
    

    
    

    Via anitaaaaaaaaaa3

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Red Cross Digital Command Center

    
    

    
    

    “President Obama visits the American Red Cross Digital Command Center following Hurricane Sandy”
    Via Dell

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Portsmouth, Virginia

    
    

    
    

    “Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, visits Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment Oct. 30 in Portsmouth, Va. “
    Via Virginia Guard Public Affairs

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Piscataway Township, New Jersey

    
    

    
    

    “Spc. Anthony Monte along with Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, mobilized for Hurricane Sandy provide assistance to displaced residents at an emergency shelter at the Werblin Recreation Center, Piscataway Township, N.J., Oct. 29, 2012.”Via U.S. Army

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Damaged Space Shuttle Enterprise

    
    

    
    

    Via John deGuzman

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Mears, Virginia

    
    

    
    

    “Virginia National Guard Soldiers trudged through high water and cut trees to clear a path for two rescue missions that transported seven adults and one child to safety at two locations on Cattail Road in the Mears, Va. area Oct. 30.” Via The National Gaurd

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    


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    Fort Greene, Brooklyn

    
    

    
    

    A car that has been smashed by a tree in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Via CSondi

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    
    
    

Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/10/29/nyc-empty-america/

Empty NYC Is Fake — For Now

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