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Sandy's here! Now seriously, stop running near the river and go inside. Thanks to Bethany Jenkins for the photo.

The city is closing every park, greenmarket, playground and beach in New York on Sunday at 5 p.m. in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, which is expected to hit Sunday night. All activities scheduled after 2 have been cancelled. Among the biggest concerns are falling tree branches. "We urge people to ...

Remember Hurricane Irene? It was just one week ago, but it feels much farther away, doesn't it? We've dug up seven videos made by Upper West Siders of the scene in the neighborhood, from Blair-Witch-style films to a silly video of a woman dressing up her dogs in ridiculous yellow ...

The sad/happy thing about Hurricane Irene is that the worst of it hit while almost everyone was sleeping. So we all woke up and thought "Did we miss it?" But luckily, one Upper West Sider with a great view of the city pointed a camera out the window to record ...

The luxury apartment buildings along the Hudson River from 63rd to 72nd Streets offer wonderful views, concierge-like service, and even a special lane for limousines. But the Riverside South buildings, originally developed by Donald Trump, also offer one disadvantage right about now: they sit on the only residential block on ...

Hurricane Irene is whirling its way up the East Coast, destined for an intimate date with New York City late Saturday and into Sunday (the worst of the storm is expected to hit between about 7 a.m. and noon on Sunday), and frankly most of us aren't very prepared. So ...

August 26, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 85 Degrees. News: So apparently people are taking this hurricane thing pretty seriously. The following New York City neighborhoods could be evacuated: Battery Park City; Coney Island and Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn; Far Rockaway and Broad Channel in Queens; and some low-lying ...