I have often wondered about the NYC water supply in an emergency. I have always been under the impression that our water in gravity fed from the Catskills up to the sixth floor as well, but I don't know where I heard that. I know that the water has kept flowing through every power failure I can think of.

How secure do you think the NYC water supply is during a major natual disaster? I have not given much though to storing significant drinking water in my preps, as I do believe that our water supply is robust. Is this unwise?

Of course, it is unlikely that a hurricane would take me completely by surprise, so I guess I could fill containers as the storm approached, but that would require having containers handy. . .