Irene arrives in the Big Apple

A sign welcoming Hurricane Irene is painted on plywood boards Aug.28, 2011 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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An elevated view of The World Trade Center site, which sustained no damage when Hurricane Irene hit the region and city on Aug. 28, 2011 in New York City.

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Workers from the Department of Environmental Protection adjust a drainage hose in the sewer system Aug. 28, 2011 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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A view east towards the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and Staten Island from Valentino Pier in Red Hook Brooklyn as the skies clear with the passing of the remnants of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28, 2011 in New York City.

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A view west towards the Freedom Tower and Lower Manhattan from Valentino Pier in Red Hook Brooklyn as the skies clear with the passing of the remnants of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28, 2011 in New York City.

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Brooklyn residents take photographs from Valentino Pier in Red Hook Brooklyn as the skies clear in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28, 2011 in New York City.

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Workers from New York City's Dept. of Environmental Protection pump water from a flooded exit of New York's West Side Highway, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.

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Empty train tracks are seen in New York City, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, after Tropical Storm Irene, downgraded from a hurricane, slammed the region earlier in the day.

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A family inspects a downed tree in Central Park after Hurricane Irene dumped more than six inches of rain on Aug. 28, 2011, in New York. Seawater surged into the streets of Manhattan on Sunday as Tropical Storm Irene slammed into New York - downgraded from a hurricane, but still unleashing furious wind and rain. The flooding threatened Wall Street and the heart of the global financial network.

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A man wades through water on a street, caused by high tides from Tropical Storm Irene, as others take photographs on Aug. 28, 2011, in the Bronx Borough of New York City. New York City escaped the worst damage as Irene continues toward New England.

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David Lutz of Red Hook wades through water more than two feet deep as he enters the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene on Aug. 28, 2011, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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Italian tourists take pictures in the street around Pershing Square in New York City as the tail end of Tropical Storm Irene passes through the city, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.

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People sleep at Penn Station in New York, early Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, as Hurricane Irene approaches the region. Public transportation in New York shut down around noon on Saturday. Irene has the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage all along a densely populated arc that includes Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and beyond. At least 65 million people could be affected.

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water in New York City's Central Park flows down the steps toward the Bethesda Fountain — AP Photo/Elise Amendola

Jimmy Kaplow, left, and David Korostoff, both of New York City, watch as water in New York City's Central Park flows down the steps toward the Bethesda Fountain as Tropical Storm Irene passes through the city, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.

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Women run along a sand-swept beach at Coney Island following heavy rain and winds from Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28, 2011, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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British tourists take pictures near a large downed tree in New York City's Central Park as Tropical Storm Irene passes through the city, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.

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A bicyclist makes his way past a stranded taxi on a flooded New York City Street as Tropical Storm Irene passes through the city, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.

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A man surveys the deep water in Manhattan — AP Photo/Peter Morgan

A man surveys the deep water on Manhattan's West Side as Tropical Storm Irene passes through the city, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 in New York.

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People take photos of a car parked on the flooded intersection of West Broadway and Grand St. in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, in New York.

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A fire truck drives through a flooded street in Brooklyn, New York, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.

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A person walks by downed trees in Brooklyn during heavy rain and winds from Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28, 2011, in New York City. While the storm has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has knocked out power to more than 4 million homes along the East Coast.

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Coney Island boardwalk in New York is obscured by sand and rain as Hurricane Irene reached the area — AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

The Coney Island boardwalk in New York is obscured by sand and rain as Irene reached the area Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Rainfall overflowed sewers and seawater lapped at sidewalks at the edges of New York City, from densely populated lower Manhattan to the far reaches of Queens, as a weakening Irene made landfall over Coney Island early Sunday.

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people wade through a flooded area near the Brooklyn Bridge — AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Eddie Lima, left, and Nancy Zakhary wade through a flooded area near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York to take some pictures, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. The rumble of the subway system was silenced for the first time in years, the city all but shut down for the strongest tropical lashing since the 1980s.

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Grand St. and West Broadway in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan is flooded, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, in New York. Tropical Storm Irene bore down on a dark and quiet New York early Sunday, bringing winds and rapidly rising seawater that threatened parts of the city.

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Grand Street and West Broadway in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan is flooded, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, in New York.

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Sixth Avenue near Radio City Music Hall is empty as Tropical Storm Irene hits in New York, on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Seawater surged into the streets of Manhattan on Sunday as Irene slammed into New York, downgraded from a hurricane but still unleashing furious wind and rain.

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taxi cab drives through a flooded lane of FDR Drive — AP Photo/Mike Groll

A taxi cab drives through a flooded lane of the FDR Drive on New York's East Side, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.

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Rising water laps along the seawall in Battery Park as Hurricane Irene approaches New York, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Battery Park and other areas in Lower Manhattan have been evacuated in advance of the storm.

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The top of the trees in Central Park and the New York City skyline are seen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's roof garden April 25, 2011. — John Moore/Getty Images

Traffic is light on 1st Avenue in midtown Manhattan during the early morning hours as Hurricane Irene approaches New York City on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.

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A man walks in Times Square as Hurricane Irene arrives in New York, on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.

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