The satellite view of Hurricane Irene hitting the East Coast today from the NOAA.
It's so beautiful out today, it's hard to imagine a hurricane is coming. But it is, and the City is trying to remind us that it's no joke:
* The mayor has ordered the mandatory evacuation of Zone A flood areas, which includes our neighbors in Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island, Brighton Beach, and Manhattan Beach. They need to be out by 5pm tomorrow.
* The MTA will shut down service at noon Saturday. Completely. That's it. You're not going anywhere, maybe not even by rush hour on Monday.
* You want updates from the city? Fuggedaboutit. NYC.gov sites are all down due to high traffic.
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* Dollar stores have candles. They also have crappy flashlights that might not work (like the one I got, ha).
* Lots of places still have plenty of bottled water. But why not consider storing some tap water now, in bottles and pitchers, while you have the chance.
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