Times Square deserted ahead of Irene's arrival

The rain-drenched streets of midtown Manhattan have been left virtually deserted ahead of the impending arrival of Hurricane Irene. Times Square, the so-called crossroads of the world, is empty as Broadway shows are cancelled, and even Starbucks and McDonald's are shut. George Kourounis, a storm chaser in Long Island, New York, said even though the storm had weakened there was a ''tremendous potential for this to be a very damaging weather event''.

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[jasonh1234]

"Completely deserted" she says as dozens of cars and pedestrians go by.

[nasirjohn]

@jasonh1234 compare to the everyday activities....

[jojolapatate455]

Time Square after the arrival of Niko Bellic

[everlasting9292]

So weird to see Times Square like this...

[abelafonte]

I wonder if all the disaster movies that focus on the destruction of NY played a role in how freaked out people were in expectation of Irene.

[paulus1st]

Live video that show how impact of Hurricane Irene to New York city

watch?v=lZ3WIWooUmo

and

watch?v=zm11oP59x8Q

[airbenderairimi]

.AHAHAHAHAHAHA sorry, the comments!!! Lmao i agree!! but dayum this is the first ever in history nyc was empty. Psshh compare this to new years. Wow. They probably thought there was gonna be like a huge wave of some sort.

[BigBassBoomx]

hehehe



[BNL55]

@jasonh1234 Have you been to Times Square?  This is deserted.

[joyride199]

god new piss me off, they over react so fucking much, and lie just pure lie.

[Chriz7164]

The Day NYC Stood Still

[1roiboi]

wheres the hockey players haha sissy

[ahjinomoto]

I AM LEGEND