NYC streets empty ahead of Irene; subways stop (AP)

[TimesTen]

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110828/ap_on_re_us/us_irene_nyc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110827/capt.a95463e9660f4e2c9fb9774f3485150c-a95463e9660f4e2c9fb9774f3485150c-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1MWh1W_At2Udutm2S_44lg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Workers at a residential building in the financial district of downtown Manhattan stack sand bags in anticipation of flood waters in the hours before Hurricane Irene's arrival, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, in New York. Mayor Bloomberg advised all New Yorkers to prepare as the region girded for wind, rain, and flooding as the storm stood poised to bear down on an already saturated New York state. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)" border="0" /></a>AP - The normally bustling streets emptied out and the rumble of the subways came to a stop.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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