Gothamist: Planning to Escape from New York

Noah

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:36:36 -0500

That I did forget. Unfortunately, the glider technique would not work anymore. Well I guess the trump building (black glass rectangle) could do for that -- but I wonder if 900 feet is high enough of a start to get to Brooklyn or Queens.

Post-Apocalypic Loner

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:58:45 -0500

Hey, you forgot the obligatory leather jackets and half-gutted muscle cars with flames that spew from the tailpipe.

agoraphobe

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:47:16 -0500

Of course all depends on the nature of the disaster, but "stocking up and staying put" is a strategy worth considering. Then evacuate at your leisure (what, with the crowds cleared you may even get in some descent looting on the way out). Plan ahead: Drugs may be hard to acquire, so a good stash is mandatory. If you think you'll have a problem saving the stash for the emergency, stop worrying. I'll hold it for you and you can pick it up post-disaster. Survival will depend on all of us working together.

chris

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:29:29 -0500

look at what happened on 9/11 when people were trying to get out of the city. now think about all the people living in manhattan also trying to get out at the same time. Only way, get to the closest yacht club/harbor, steal a sailboat with a motor and go as far away as quickly as you can. get to CT (jersey will be too crowded) and make way to the catskills.

Mike C

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:11:48 -0500

Does anyone know if they make an inflatable raft that you can carry like a backpack? We live 2 blocks from the Hudson and water is definitely the way to go. It's all about paddling down to south Jersey. Unless we'd be swept out to sea. That would be bad.

Noah

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:21:00 -0500

I can't resist. Snake Plissken: Who's the Duke? Cabbie: The Duke? The Duke of New York, A-Number-1, the Big Man, that's who! Snake Plissken: I wanna meet this Duke. Cabbie: You can't meet the Duke! Are you crazy? Nobody gets to meet the Duke. You meet him once and then you're dead!

Seabringer

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:42:11 -0500

People are right...the mobs will be out of control, and so water is the ONLY way to go. I would have stashed in a nearby Red Hook warehouse a raft with a very powerful outboard motor, a la Chuck Norris's in "Missing in Action." I would definitely pack heat because, well, read the Post, if cops are getting shot now, nobody will think twice to cap your ass as the apocalypse rolls in. Also some bottles of water, underwear, my favorite sweater and rain coat, a friendly and super smart dog like mad max's in "the Road Warrior," and a bunch of stoned wheat crackers and cheese. I believe that the movie "Red Dawn" is instructive on this topic, though I would not have the heart to kill a deer, I think.

Rocknrope

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:37:06 -0500

The contents of my bugout bag are based on the recommendations of my go-to disaster guide, the Zombie Survival Manual: - Hiking boots (broken in) - Quart sized water bottle (wide-mouthed) - water purification tablets - wind and waterproof matches - Bandana, Map and Compass, Small Flashlight (AAA Battery) - Rain Poncho, small signaling mirror - Sleeping bag - Silent ballistic weapon (preferably a silenced firearm or crossbow) - Extra ammunition for 15 kills - Secondary firearm (preferably a .22 rimfire pistol) - Hand weapon (preferably a tomahawk or machete) - Two pairs of socks

King of Zing

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:54:14 -0500

I'm sure the Mayor's office and FEMA have a plan as effective as the one implemented during Katrina, so we have nothing to worry about. Or do we?

justina

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 17:53:10 -0500

I once did the 5-boro bike tour and with 30,000 people on bikes we had to get off and walk at the river crossing out of Manhattan, it was so bottlenecked. Now imagine how many million people, many in cars, others trying to steal your bike, running, shrieking and fighting to get out. Lovely.

Toby

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 16:50:53 -0500

Soylent Green is people!

bill

Sun, 20 Nov 2005 16:44:00 -0500

Clearly we all plan to break dance the night away. Am I right, or am I right?