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After Sandy, NYC eyes moving power gear higher
NEW YORK (AP) — A major push is on to move New York City's electrical infrastructure to higher ground or upper floors after Superstorm Sandy sent seawater pouring into low-lying substations and skyscraper basements and plunged half of Manhattan into...
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Sandy's Wrath: Much of Manhattan is in the Dark and Subway Tunnels Are Filled With Water Amid Historic Flooding. The Big Question: How Bad is the Damage From Epic Storm?
Historic Hurricane Sandy slammed the tri-state area Monday, leaving millions without power in the region, the lower Manhattan skyline darkened, sea water rushing into subway and car tunnels, and Hudson River water spilling deep into Manhattan streets.
It...Tags: Broad Channel, Hudson River, Battery Park, Howard Beach, Throgs Neck
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NYC waters rise to Irene levels before superstorm
NEW YORK (AP) — Waves splashed over the sea walls at the southern tip of Manhattan, already at Hurricane Irene levels Monday hours before the worst of a mammoth storm was to hit the nation's largest city with a wall of water that could reach 11...
Tags: Hurricanes, Financial Markets, Brooklyn (New York City), Hurricane Irene (2011), Battery Park
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MTA to Begin Shutdown of Mass Transit at 7 p.m. as Mandatory Evacuations Ordered for Low-Lying Areas
pix11.comWith potentially historic Hurricane Sandy barreling toward the tri-state area, the MTA will begin to shut down the region's mass-transportation system at 7 p.m. Sunday and city officials have enacted mandatory evacuation for the more than a quarter-of-a-...Tags: Red Hook, Broad Channel, Battery Park, Manhattan (New York City), Barack Obama
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Welcome Home: Shuttle Enterprise Wows NYC
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvNew York and New Jersey saw a spectacle in the sky that easily rivaled the Fourth of July fireworks, in part because it was a far more rare sight to behold. The space shuttle Enterprise flew piggyback over the most iconic landmarks in the city as part...Tags: Hudson River, USS Intrepid, Battery Park, Boeing Co., Manhattan (New York City)
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Prosecutors Won't Charge Greg Kelly In Rape Case
pix11.com | @wpixManhattan prosecutors will not charge Fox anchor Greg Kelly with rape, District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced Tuesday. Kelly, host of 'Good Day New York' and son of NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, was accused of date rape after a night of drinking in a...Tags: Justice System, Justice System, Rape, Battery Park, Manhattan (New York City)
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NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Dodges Questions About Son's Rape Accusation
PIX11.com / @shelleyng08Police Commissioner Ray Kelly did not waste anytime in shutting down reporters' request for comment on the rape allegations billowing around his son. "I'm not answering anything related to that matter," he told reporters at a NYPD promotion ceremony at...Tags: Justice System, Justice System, Battery Park, Manhattan (New York City), Sexual Misconduct
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Occupy Wall Street, angry over eviction, occupies a new corner
Nation NowOccupy Wall Street vows to press on as lawyers challenge eviction in New York.... -
Bloomberg: NYers Won't Let Guard Down As Terror Alert Continues
pix11.comA day after closing the chapter on ten years of mourning, New York City awakened to new life. Mayor Bloomberg and other city officials gathered at Battery Park City to plant a tree, as a symbol for the new chapter that is already being written. "If we're...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Battery Park, New York City Police Department, Politics, Regional Authority
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Planned NYC Street Closures, Detours For 9/11
pix11.comSome say it is the price to pay for protection. Starting as soon as Friday night, there will be frozen zones near Ground Zero as the city remembers 9/11. If you live in Lower Manhattan, prepare for too many road closures to count. The City is not even...Tags: Battery Park, Manhattan (New York City), September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Readers remember 9/11
Thomas Stanton,Clarksville On Sept. 11, 2001, I was working in my office at 605 Main St. in Laurel. Like every other typical workday, I was coordinating our fire protection engineers through project work until I heard on the news that a plane had hit the...Tags: Battery Park, Hurricane Irene (2011), Manhattan (New York City), Entertainment, American Red Cross
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Hurricane Irene brings rain, heavy seas to east coast
Associated PressMOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind topping 90 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves. Farther north, authorities readied a massive shutdown...Tags: Hurricanes, Louisiana, Disasters, Hurricane Irene (2011), Battery Park
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