Irene
Catskills Town of Prattsville Begins Long Road to Recovery from Irene
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says his city”dodged a bullet” with Hurricane Irene, but less than 150 miles upstate, other towns were not so lucky. The tiny town of Prattsville has been completely devastated by Irene. With no phone service, no electricity and the bridges leading out of town closed, it’s 700 residents are […]
Top of the Hour: Slow Recovery for Northeast After Irene, Morning Headlines
President Obama’s advisers will visit Vermont, Virginia, and North Carolina to tour areas severely damaged by Hurricane Irene. Forty people have been found dead across 11 states, and more than five million homes and business are still without power.
Why Hurricane Irene Did (or Did Not) Prove Forecasters Wrong
In preparing for Hurricane Irene’s weekend arrival, communities along the East Coast prepared for the worst. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg insisted on Friday that New Yorkers “must, I repeat the word ‘must,’ evacuate beginning tomorrow and complete the process by 8pm tomorrow night.” But his historic preparations turned out to be for a less-than-historic […]
New York City airports ready to resume operations after Hurricane Irene
For more on this, we’re speaking with Barbara Peterson, senior aviation correspondent for Conde Nast Traveler, and Takeaway producer Femi Oke, who traveled to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York last night to hear what the stranded travelers had to say.