<p>Hello quill</p>
<p>Just finished posting on Parents forum. So I am going to copy/paste.</p>
<p>This is what I have heard from my D, a sophomore,and regular email updates from NYU.</p>
<p>NYU has cancelled all classes for this week. They hope to resume Monday, 5 November onwards. Most dorms are out of Power and Water. The students are well taken care of. Residents from 6 dorms have been relocated to other facilities. Those who are on 23rd street are not being relocated but because they have no power and water, the food is beginning to rot and since toilets are not flushing, it is beginning to stink. So most students at Gramercy are planning to get out of New York. How they are going to do that is a big issue since the transit system is not operational at all.</p>
<p>They are not able to recharge their phones. And so I was able to hear from D twice in last 2 days. Once just went the power went off yesterday- 9:30pm and once tonight 2pm. So while food is being provided, a direct phone line on ground floor, lights in corridors, etc. since the elevators are closed, so for everything they have to use the stairs. She is on the 21st floor. Making it really difficult. Plus the whole city is dead as stores cannot open, as the transit system is down.</p>
<p>My D and her friends want to leave NY and I do not know how they are planning to do that. I had suggested checking into a hotel or rental apartment. But they have a mind of their own. I had even found a one bedroom fully furnished apartment, accommodates 5 people, with kitchen on the 49th street. But nah… And I even offered to book it for them from here in India since they have no internet and the phones and computers have run out of charge as well. All they had to do was cab up to this place. But the city is so dead, they want to get out of there.</p>
<p>I don’t know how they will make up for missed classes this week. The worry is more so as she already has flight booked for December break. Any change in those dates will be difficult and expensive as that is peak travel time.</p>
<p>Let us just hope for the best. All those experiencing snow and storm difficulties, my prayers and best wishes to all of you. Stay safe and stay warm.</p>