City braces for Irene's arrival: Transit shut down, some power could be cut - NYPOST.com: "There’s no calm before the storm.
As frenzied New Yorkers emptied grocery stores, grabbed at every last flashlight and evacuated their homes, the MTA shut down its entire transit system in anticipation of Irene walloping the city.
Transit workers began the arduous system halt — the first weather-related one in history — at noon. Bus and subway service might not get moving until well into Monday afternoon.
The apocalyptic standstill leaves five million riders without a way around.
Minutes into the shutdown, passengers rushed to snag seats on the last rides out of town and many unlucky commuters were left stranded. At the start of the day MTA workers shielded glass booths with plywood and aired booming warnings that the clock was ticking."
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