We’re currently updating our roundup of the best ice-skating rinks in the city and we’re sorry to say that two spots that were just unveiled last season won’t be back. Although the websites for the American Museum of Natural History’s Polar Rink—which featured a recyclable synthetic surface in lieu of ice—and Seaport Ice have not been updated with this info, the folks answering the phone confirm that neither rink will reopen this year. Thankfully stalwarts such as Rock Center, Wollman and Chelsea Piers aren’t going anywhere!

Where were you when that storm hit the city on Tuesday night? Hopefully inside. (Sadly, I was out on Governors Island watching the B52s. Don’t get many grownups-only nights out, and that one was cut short!) Although there was damage throughout the five boroughs, some neighborhoods were hit harder than others. While downtown looked relatively intact to my eyes, I was shocked by the number of downed trees I spied on my cab ride home to East Harlem.

Perhaps hardest hit was Central Park. Over 100 trees fell and hundreds more were damaged. I took the adjacent photo just a few hours after the tempest, but you can find more impressive–make that depressing–shots of the devastation and ongoing cleanup on Central Park Conservancy’s flickr photo stream. It’s going to take a while for the green space to recover. According to the Conservancy, the Tennis Courts, North Meadow ball fields, Conservatory Garden, East 110th Street Playground and the West 100th Street Playground are all closed, so keep that in mind if you hit the park this weekend. I’m sure there are some very disappointed brides (August is a hot month for weddings in the Conservatory Garden).

How did your neighborhood fair during the storm?