Grub Street

Sandy’s flood waters may be rolling back out to sea, but the dark clouds over Atlantic City will likely continue casting gloom there for weeks, if not months to come. The Jersey Shore resort’s casinos, which have all been closed since Sunday, are reportedly losing as much as $5 million in revenue for each day they are out of commission. The 14,000-plus service staff members who have been out of work for just as long can't recoup lost wages or tips, either. And now Wall Street analysts estimate huge losses — some as deep as 10 percent — for the year.

In a last-ditch attempt to appear human, Mitt Romney has exploited found a shuttering barbecue restaurant and managed to pin the blame for their downfall on President Obama. In a hard-hitting video, Bill's Barbecue president Rhoda Elliott tells the sad story of the Richmond institution's closure, pinning the blame on Obama's inattention to small businesses. "Bill's Barbecue couldn't take four years under President Obama. Can we afford four more?" the video demands. It's a tear-jerker. The video pans across empty booths, a barren countertop, and a vacant parking lot. The camera even lingers over a sad-looking pie.

While reports of looting in Brooklyn's southernmost neighborhoods continue to come in, here's a lighthearted story with a relatively cheerful ending: During the storm, it seems, the 'Mama Burger' figure went missing from the rooftop of Paul's Daughter on the boardwalk. Owner Tina Georgoulakos put out an APB on the large fiberglass lady, described as between six and eight feet tall and having chin-length brown hair, who was last seen wearing a sleeveless blue shift and holding a beer and a hamburger. Mama Burger, who is at least 40 years old and weighs a few hundred pounds, was recovered from the Paul's Daughter's rooftop yesterday afternoon. Her jumbo hamburger, however, seems to have rolled off during the storm. It was last spotted in the middle of West 15th Street. [Paul's Daughter/Facebook, Earlier, Related]