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With Storm Near, 370000 in City Get Evacuation OrderAndrew M. Cuomo of New York to declare a federal emergency in the state while the hurricane was still several hundred miles away, churning toward the Carolinas. The city was part of a hurricane warning that took in hundreds of miles of coastline, ... read more
Hurricane Irene barrels north
President Obama cuts his vacation short as New York orders the city's first mandatory evacuations. Widespread power outages and flooding are predicted after the storm hits Saturday. Homes are boarded up in Kitty Hawk, NC, where rain from Hurricane ... read more
No public transit in New York? Irene really is mean
New Yorkers are doing the best they can to prepare for Hurricane Irene -- but the biggest problem may be a decision to shut down the city's public transit system starting a midday Saturday. (Mario Tama, Getty Images / August 27, 2011) By Geraldine Baum ... read more
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