Post tropical storm Sandy has arrived in NYC with the exact force it was expected to show up with. 85 mph reaching and reaching as much as 100 mph. Lower Manhattan has been left without power due to a decision by Con Ed. Click below to see what lower Manhattan currently looks and to see pictures.
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Tropical storm Sandy churned towards an anxiously quiet New York City on Monday, bringing 85 mph winds and storm surges that could lash 50 million people along the East Coast.
“The worst is still coming,” Gov. Cuomo warned, hours before he ordered the closure of the Whitestone Bridge, the Throgs Neck Bridge, the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, the George Washington Bridge, the Henry Hudson Bridge, the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge at 7 p.m.
The Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge and Queensboro Bridge were also to be closed to traffic at 7 p.m.
The Tappan Zee Bridge was shut down at 4 p.m. under an earlier order.
Cuomo’s words rang true with the collapse of a crane on top of a 90-story skyscraper on W. 57th St. near Seventh Ave. in Manhattan.
It dangled precariously in the high winds as the few pedestrians out on the streets ran for cover below.
As of 7 p.m., the massive storm had been downgraded from a hurricane just off of Cape May, N.J. It was moving at 28 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center.
As electricity in lower Manhattan was cut, Mayor Bloomberg said it was time for New Yorkers to wait out the storm.
“We’re already seeing significant impacts from the storm and the worst of it is about to hit,” Mayor Bloomberg said. “If you’re in your home or somewhere safe where you can remain, stay there. The time for evacuation and relocation is ov
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