There was a silver lining on Monday night in an otherwise nasty Frankenstorm … no waiting at the North End’s most popular restaurants! Some quick thinking residents headed straight for Giacomo’s Ristorante at 355 Hanover Street where there is always a line outside. Life long North Ender and business owner, Ralph Verrocchi of My Cousin’s Read More…
Hurricane Sandy cleared out the North End on Monday night and the usual dinner and rush hour didn’t happen. In fact, it felt like a ghost town with no traffic and few people walking around. Mark Bernier sends in these photos, saying “It’s so scary / beautiful out there!” A large tree also fell in Read More…
During Monday’s high tide, the North End waterfront saw the impact of Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge and rising sea levels with extensive flooding in some areas. Long Wharf and the Harborwalk behind Langone Park seemed to take the worst of it with Boston Harbor waves crashing over the sea walls. At this point, long-term damage Read More…
Here are the latest updates on Hurricane Sandy from Boston’s North End / Waterfront as the huge storm barrels its way through the Northeast. We won’t see the worst of it, but it will still be a major event all day Monday, into Tuesday. There are expected wind gusts over 60 mph and a record Read More…