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Brooklyn restaurants, bars boom post Sandy | Reduction

Brooklyn restaurants, bars boom post Sandy

90Q: A Curious Short-Lived
90Q: A Curious Short-Lived "Tropical" Cyclone in the Southern Atlantic by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
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It happened on the Tuesday after New York was slammed by Superstorm Sandy, the devastating storm that flooded the subway system and knocked off power for millions. And yet as much of New York went dark and transportation ground to a halt, neighborhoods hummed to life at places where people could meet others and share stories: Bars, restaurants, coffee shops. "It was like 9/11 in many ways," said Bobby Gagnon, who owns The Gate, a bar in New York's Park Slope neighborhood. "People who went through it really needed a place to go -- bars, churches... they become community centers." Sandy's small business victims: We don't want loans! Regulars mixed with new faces, sales soared, and food and drinks started running out.

People:

Bobby Gagnon

Overall Sentiment: 0.06312

Relevance: 0.833187

SentimentQuote
0"It was like 9/11 in many ways," said Bobby Gagnon, ...
0.0748279"It was like 9/11 in many ways," said Bobby Gagnon, who owns The Gate, a bar in New York's Park Slope neighborhood. "People who went through it really needed a place to go -- bars, churches ... they become community centers."
-0.0789797"People really didn't want to be at home," he said. ...
-0.0391004"People really didn't want to be at home," he said. "It was during the early part of the day that we could really feel the difference."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 4
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0432522
  • Mean: -0.01081305
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Dale Talde

Overall Sentiment: 0.570432

Relevance: 0.642389

SentimentQuote
0.421774"became a weird safe haven for people," said Dale Talde, ...
0"By 9 p.m. Wednesday, we were out of all our food except wings and grilled cheese," said Talde.
0"By 9 p.m. Wednesday, we were out of all our food except wings and grilled cheese," said Talde. "And by the end of the night, we'd even sold out of those."
0"It's a range of emotions," said Talde.
-0.359564"It's a range of emotions," said Talde. "We were blessed to be in a portion unfazed by the storm, but then so many other restaurants were ruined. It's heartbreaking."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 5
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.06221
  • Mean: 0.012442
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Superstorm Sandy

Overall Sentiment: -0.28455

Relevance: 0.507425

Gemma Redwood

Overall Sentiment: 0.0413702

Relevance: 0.361426

John Bush

Overall Sentiment: 0.0218041

Relevance: 0.359936

SentimentQuote
0"Whiskey, too!" said John Bush, ...
0.0208055"Whiskey, too!" said John Bush, another co-owner of Pork Slope. "The top shelf went first, and then down from there."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0208055
  • Mean: 0.01040275
  • Standard Deviation: 0
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Lucien

Overall Sentiment: 0.0805782

Relevance: 0.358634

Shambala Yoga

Overall Sentiment: 0.0600351

Relevance: 0.322347

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  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

City: New York

Overall Sentiment: -0.251955

Relevance: 0.542755

Disambiguation: PoliticalDistrict | GovernmentalJurisdiction | PlaceWithNeighborhoods | WineRegion | FilmScreeningVenueReferences:

City: Brooklyn

Overall Sentiment: -0.400861

Relevance: 0.538775

Disambiguation: GovernmentalJurisdiction | PlaceWithNeighborhoodsReferences:

City: Portland

Overall Sentiment: 0.0240008

Relevance: 0.349225

Disambiguation: AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | PlaceWithNeighborhoodsReferences:

Facility: Crown Inn

Overall Sentiment: 0.0413702

Relevance: 0.527788

Disambiguation: Location | BuildingReferences:

Region: East Coast

Overall Sentiment: -0.421647

Relevance: 0.331435

NaturalDisaster: hurricane

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.327695

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