 The Wawa in Stone Harbor brought in a generator last Sunday so they could serve the locals coffee after the blizzard. They were back on their own power within a day.
We drove around the island tonight for a better perspective of the electrical repairs. Saw 2 blocks in the dark:  beach block of 71st Street and mid-block 54th Street.  I believe both of these streets had electric service earlier in the week- not sure of the problem.
Remaining wires down and damaged poles are causing outages to a few other local homes.
Otherwise, street lights and year round residences are glowing bright in Avalon and Stone Harbor!
PROPERTY OWNERS: It’s important to check your property after the extended power failure (unless the property was completely winterized- water pipes blown out and anti-freeze in the toilets, etc). Water pipes in an unheated space are susceptible to freezing.
29th Street boardwalk.
The Concord- 78th Street.
96th Street benches.
101st Street pavilion.
104th Street bridge.
I watched the snow blow sideways- bay to beach- for hours. The winds were stronger last night than during the weekend storm.
AÂ transformer on the corner was sparking all night (the faint blue light) – thankfully, our power stayed on.
The same for Springer’s Ice Cream in Stone Harbor 🙂
Piles of snow in the 29th Street beach parking lot.
Unfortunately, the beach felt the effects of the blizzard, too. This picture was taken today from the 22nd Street beach path looking north. There’s a steep drop off at the end of the path to the sand below.
 Electric service is slowly returning to Avalon and Stone Harbor- including our office as of this afternoon. My car substituted for a desk the past few days 🙂
On a brighter note- the snow covered boardwalk and beach are beautiful. 
96th Street beach parking lot this morning- sledding hills for the locals??
Ice covered wires throughout town.
Action News in Avalon- we don’t have cable, so I couldn’t watch their report!
Back to the Beach
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If you are coming to the shore this weekend, the sidewalks and driveways are covered with snow- wear your boots!