I wasn't in NYC for this, but it reminds me of two events I was in NYC for: The earthquake of 2011 and the aftermath of hurricane Sandy. During the earthquake

I wasn't in NYC for this, but it reminds me of two events I was in NYC for: The earthquake of 2011 and the aftermath of hurricane Sandy. During the earthquake many people fled their buildings, so we wound up at a kind of impromptu block party at the restaurant across the street with everyone excitedly telling their stories. After Sandy, lower Manhattan was still dark. But people were out kind of giddily enjoying the bizarre experience of dark Manhattan and sharing stories, which gave the town an interesting sort of social buzz. Anyway. The moral of the story: Despite NYC's grouchy reputation, New Yorkers seem to immediately come together during these events to talk, hang out, help, etc. It's a reminder that we live in a good town.