Hurricane Irene on the Motherboards NYC

In case there is any confusion right now about evacuating with pets:

 

The usual ban on pets on the subway has been lifted during the evac - remember that all mass transit is shutting down at noon Saturday.

 

If you have a carrier case/kennel for your pet, NYC emergency shelters have a separate area where pets in their carriers will be housed. Owners are responsible for walking and feeding them. So, please make sure you have access to your pet's carrier/kennel.

 

I am looking for more information on this topic, so if you find a link before I do, post it here..

Okay, here we go

 

http://www.aspca.org/Blog/08-2...hurricane-irene.aspx

 

and searchable map with complete street addresses for all shelters

 

http://bit.ly/pxHlbb

Seems the wind action here on the Westside was minimal; I have seen many pics of broken trees in the EV and Tompkins Square Park. Now the issue of flooding and tidal surges remains for this neighborhood.
I look out the window and see joggers. Nothing will stop them, apparently. I can also see about 3 feet of water on (the now closed?) Don Hill's roof. Not good. Somebody should have cleaned out those drains!
In this area the sea wall by the river is new and sturdy. Down at BPC and over in the Financial District that is not so. Plus the elevation there is slightly lower, so they are getting some flooding.
I am actually located in Zone A. But since Zone B begins right across the street, I did not feel it was necessary to evacuate. And had Zone B been ordered to leave, I would have done so.
So I stayed put last night. There was a big tub of basil I had to bring in from the fire escape, because I was afraid it would blow off. Last night, I harvested all the leaves and made pesto. Gorged on a huge pot of Farfalle al Pesto while watching the storm over the Hudson. Mmmmm!

Thanks for the report hatches - LOTS of tree damage in Union Square but all I saw so far were various sizes of branches - park is closed (and should be) so I couldn't get a good idea. This picture has been circulating on Twitter, it is West Broadway and Grand in Soho earlier this afternoon..