New Yorkers watch the hurricane batter the Hudson from the Christopher Street Pier. Credit: Paul de Andrade

Global City NYC’s reporters fanned across the five boroughs this week to witness New Yorkers surviving in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. 

A mother coped with restless kids in Washington Heights, and a beleaguered Alphabet City driver aired his grievances while repairing his submerged van.

Businesses were hurt from stranded customers and suppliers, from the cheap-stuff-tables of Broadway to the newsstands of the Upper West Side.

Other New Yorkers hunted for cups of coffee in the East Village and pints of beer in the Bronx.

In flooded Lower Manhattan, Chinatown residents contemplated a temporary move to Brooklyn, and Wall Streeters employed creative survival techniques.

In Astoria, some gathered for a “Frankenstorm” party, while less fortunate others bemoaned fallen trees that damaged their cars and homes.

Northern Greenpoint residents battled floods, while Pakistanis in Flatbush were deprived of food deliveries.

Intense winds buffeted the streets of New York. Credit: Paul de Andrade

Colombians desperately tried to locate their loved ones, and in battered Sunnyside, Staten Island, neighbors helped each other rebuild and recharge.

Evidence of these stories and more can be seen in our photo slideshow and heard on our weekly podcast. Have more stories of Hurricane Sandy? Let us know on Twitter, @globalcitynyc.