Sandy Hits Hard, Roses and Blooms Prevails

So as I'm sure you all know by now, there was a hurricane in the Tri-State area this week. Her name was Sandy, and she meant business. I just got back from doing our outstanding deliveries throughout Manhattan and was shocked to see traffic lights out from 42nd Street down. Doing a delivery all the way down at Reid Street was crazy, it is just chaos right now with cars driving every which way and all the buildings are pitch black. An eerie sight. 

We were forced to close Roses and Blooms yesterday due to the storm but were able to re-open the doors today for all the fans of our New York flowers. We are officially open for business and are offering a Hurricane Special to help cheer up anyone who may have been affected by the storm. Check out our facebook page for more information on how to take advantage of this limited time special. 

Now we know we are all of your favorite New York florist and we may spend most of our days at the 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 address for Roses and Blooms, but we do go home occasionally. I wanted to share some pictures of what Sandy did to our neighborhood to help memorialize this historic storm. I took all these pictures myself while driving around yesterday to survey the damage. 

A tree on the power lines. Millions without power. 

Another huge tree just ripped up. Sandy seemed to take the larger trees, not the small ones. 

Just wow. 

Tree on the road and the power lines. It's going to be a long time to recover. 

This farm was just destroyed by the wind. And power lines were all over the road...time to turn back!

Huge Blue Spruces just ripped up and tossed like they were nothing at all. 

This one just snapped in half

Trees ripped out of the ground, roots and all

Hazards were everyone over the roads. No wonder we still don't have power at home!

Just look how Sandy tossed that trampoline

Our thoughts and prayers go out to anyone who was affected by the wrath of Sandy and as the florist New York has trusted for over 25 years, we will be here to help in the recovery in any ways we can. If there is anything we can do, please call Roses and Blooms at (212) 758 7673 visit us at www.rosesandblooms.com or visit us at 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022. We are always standing by with your flowers New York!