The Best Responses To Hurricane Irene10 of 12TweetView All10 of 12Hurricane By The Numbers Hurricane Irene, by the numbers, to date: Storm now measures 580 miles in diameter; At least eight dead; At least 900,000 customers have lost power; All 11 Atlantic City casinos closed — only the third time in history; The Schuylkill River is expected to crest at 15 feet on Sunday night — something that has not happened there since 1869; SEPTA is shut down; 375,000 residents ordered to evacuate from low-lying areas of New York City — only five previous hurricanes have ever tracked within 75 miles of the city since records have been kept; Five NYC area airports have been ordered closed: JFK, LaGuardia, Stewart, Newark Liberty, and Teterboro; Philadelphia’s too; 10,000 flights nationwide cancelled; Con Edison shut down 10 miles of steam pipes beneath New York City to prevent explosions should they come in contact with cold water; MTA shuts down all commuter, bus and subway lines in New York City (comprising more than 6,000 subway cars which normally carry 8.5 million passengers each weekday); Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will do same as of 8 A.M. Sunday morning. I think anyone who still thinks Irene is overhyped can STFU now. [via] 10 of 12The Guest ListIs Montauk Part Of The Hamptons? Captain Skip Rudolph Chats Fishing, City People, & Where Locals Really HangHow Comms Guru & Founder Of The PR Net Lisa Smith Put Her Stylish Stamp On The IndustryWho Are The Assoulines? Meet The Chic First Family Of Luxury PublishingWho Is Sarah Hoover? Meet The Fabulous First Lady Of New York's Art SceneOlympia Of Greece On Fashion, Entertaining & More At Home In London
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