All water water was virtually gone by 2pm...

Lines at the supermarkets were longer the usual as people rushed to by staple items.

Cadet Police Officers were called into action.

The corner of 96th Street & 3rd Avenue, people walking home - due to the fact that all subways and major transit was shut down.

Police directing traffic.

South View of 3rd Avenue.

  

3rd Ave was virtually empty, there was mass exodus of cars from Manhattan. 

The burning smoke on 3rd Avenue in the background will raise the "sleeping giant" once again.