Travelers across the country faced days of grief as thousands of flights were canceled Saturday because of Hurricane Irene. Â Airlines scrapped more than 9,000 flights this weekend from North Carolina to Boston, grounding would-be travelers as Irene traveled up the East Coast. There were more than 3,900 cancellations on Saturday alone. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie
Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, Goes Door to Door Urging East Ward To Evacuate!
Cory Booker and city officials went door-to-door in Newark’s East Ward, urging citizens in high-risk flood zones to get out before the worst of Hurricane Irene hits the city late Saturday. Now this guy is an all-star mayor!! Door-to-door in a hurricane?! Amazing!! Hit the jump for more details… @ItsLukieBaby
(Video) Surfers Jump Off Pier Into The Waves As Irene Hits South Carolina!!
Ok now this is pretty reckless!! Surfers dove off a pier in Isle of Palms, South Carolina literally into Hurricane Irene as the giant waves crashed ashore early this morning. (DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! When you do stunts like this, you are risking your life and no one can save you! Ok, had to get my PSA out there lol) Hit the jump to see the video!! @ItsLukieBaby
Mayor Bloomberg Comments On Why Rikers Island Was Not Evacuated
Earlier today, we reported that Rikers Island is not being evacuated for Hurricane Irene. In his press conference this evening, Â a very tired Mayor Bloomberg answered a short and quick response when asked why the island was not evacuated. Hit the jump to see what he said! @ItsLukieBaby
Tech Talk Apps: Best Apps For Tracking Hurricane Irene
If you’re in the path of Hurricane Irene and you haven’t gone through the App Store already looking for the best sources of info on the storm, there are others who have done it for you. Information Week, Appolicious, and MSNBC’s Technolog have all made lists of apps for various flavors of smartphones. @Yungjohnnybravo @TatWZA
Hurricane Update: Death Toll Rises To Eight In Three States
Hurricane Irene barged up the East Coast on Saturday knocking out the power of more than a million homes and businesses, forced a million people from their homes in New Jersey alone and caused at least eight deaths in three states. And it still hasn’t hit NJ…yet. Read more after the jump… @ItsLukieBaby
