a few blocks away in the shadow of the freedom towers, still under construction, matthew and allison bradshaw plan to ride out the storm with their 18-month-old son. what played into your decision to stay here instead of evacuating? because you're in a mandatory evacuation site. >> yes, we are. and we are taking this seriously. but we're also prepared. and i think that's half the battle is being prepared. >> reporter: they've stockpiled the fridge and filled the tub with water. they've been through tough times in the lower manhattan before. >> reporter: you guys have lived through quite a bit in lower manhattan. >> blackouts, flood of the building, living through the reconstruction after 9/11. it's been a tough road. >> reporter: right out their window, the footprints where the world trade center once stood and the construction site for the freedom tower, now flooded. what's your biggest fear as the storm is hanging over us? >> my biggest fear is that we have two very large cranes right on the north side of our building. if something were to come unhinged, that the crane would come down and c