Hurricane Irene

Irene Prep Gains Bloomberg Approval

9.12.11 at 11:57am by Associated Press

New Yorkers overwhelmingly approve of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to prepare for Hurricane Irene by ordering the evacuation of low-lying areas, according to a poll released Monday.

Cuomo: Upstate Damage is Devastating

8.29.11 at 5:21pm by Associated Press

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says power should be restored to most of New York City on Thursday and to Westchester on Friday, but it could take longer upstate and on Long Island.

Bloomberg: NYC Evacuees Can Return Home

8.28.11 at 3:36pm by Associated Press

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says residents who had been ordered out of their homes in low-lying areas can return home.

Tropical Storm Irene

8.28.11 at 9:38am by Associated Press

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says that Irene has lost hurricane strength and made landfall on New York's Coney Island.

Waterlogged and silent, New York awaited the worst of Hurricane Irene as an unsettled dawn broke over the city Sunday. Wall Street and the labyrinth of cables and pipes beneath the nerve center of global finance were at risk from cascading seawater.

Subways Stop; Mayor says 1,400 in NYC Shelters

8.27.11 at 6:19pm by Associated Press

The nation's largest subway system began to shut down Saturday and the typically bustling city became unusually quiet as the first rain from Hurricane Irene fell on Manhattan.

NY, NJ, CT Brace for Irene

8.26.11 at 4:36pm by Associated Press

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered mandatory evacuations for residents in low-lying coastal areas ahead of Hurricane Irene.

Bloomberg Orders Mandatory Evacuations

8.26.11 at 2:32pm by Associated Press

In an unprecedented decision, nearly 300,000 people who live in flood-prone areas of New York City were ordered to evacuate Friday as Hurricane Irene sets its sights on the nation's largest city.

Hurricane Irene: Critical Resources

8.26.11 at 1:32pm by George Bodarky

A List of Vital Resources.

New York City Prepares for Hurricane Irene

8.25.11 at 3:37pm by

New York City Mayor Bloomberg said that he expected to make a decision by late Friday whether residents in the city's so-called "Zone-A" would need to evacuate ahead of the storm that's now expected to hit the city Sunday.