Here’s a haunting timelapse video pulled from a NY Times webcam – note the city south lights go down about 40 seconds in … of course, those of you in NY and NJ probably don’t want to see this again …

You can donate to the Red Cross here.

While I’ve only been to the Jersey Shore a few times, but these photographs show the staggering scope of devastation and upheaval – via ModernMet.

Also from Modern Met – more Jersey shore & some of NYC – now already iconic shots.

Of course, there’s also real art going on to capture this moment in time – photographer Guillaume Gaudet poetically captures NY City in the dark – via Facebook.

Hopefully things get back to normal ASAP … New Yorker & Jerseyites are not going to let a few megatons of destruction hold them down for long …

And not surprisingly, there are idiots … so far, not many stories of looters but apparently this model decided, hey, wanton destruction, toppled trees, death and devastation? That’s PERFECT as my modeling backdrop … more at Gawker.

Or if you’re in Baltimore, you can go on a Carnival Cruise to NOWHERE (via USA Today) … literally – For $129 and up, you get a room and I guess you can say you were on a cruise (ship) but it won’t leave the dock … on Sunday, it goes back to its normal run to the Bahamas. … Seems like an expensive buffet.