New York – New York City Mayor Orders Schools Closed, Some Evacuation

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    A man takes a picture of a child standing in front of a bulldozer where someone had written the word "sandy", ahead of Hurricane Sandy on Plum Island in Newbury, Massachusetts October 28, 2012. Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it comes ashore on Monday night, bringing strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic states to New England, forecasters said on Sunday. Sandy could have a brutal impact on major cities in the target zone like Boston, New York, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, one of the most densely populated regions of the country. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi New York – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday ordered public schools closed on Monday and said that areas of the city from City Island to Coney Island to Battery Park City were under mandatory evacuation because of approaching Hurricane Sandy.

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    Bloomberg said during a press conference that the mandatory evacuation applies to people in Zone A, which covers coastal areas.

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    DrMSPhD
    DrMSPhD
    11 years ago

    snore
    yes there will be rain yes there will be wind – and we’ll get a picture stream of 15 downed trees in Central Park, but this storm will be no different then any slightly-more-than-usual-storm that we’ve had in the past 20 years.
    I am still going by the (usually accurate) mantra “The severity of an actual storm is inversely proportional to the amount of media hype received prior to occurring.”

    All that this overblown media hype is doing is distracting from political coverage (which is important being that we are days away from the election).
    Next week the City’s offices will give us the final tally of the total of billions wasted on this storm.

    DRE53
    DRE53
    11 years ago

    Alternaate side parking suspended tomorrow.
    Thanx Mr Blomberg

    MONTREALYID
    MONTREALYID
    11 years ago

    NYC city people seem to have a very cavaleir attitude in regards to this storm.

    I would suggest you take the warnings very seriously.

    You live in very dense surroundings with very old infrastructure.

    YOu live in a concrete jungle with very little green space. IE The water will have nowhere to go but straight into the storm sewer system.

    The stress on the storm sewer system will be extreme.

    Should it overflow, the result can be extreme flooding.

    Your best bet is to hightail it to higher ground. If you have family in Washington Heights I suggest you invite yourselves over.

    Those in low lying areas must and should evacuate ASAP.

    Its simply a matter of life and death. Take heed and best wishes.