IRENE UPDATE: All Broadway Shows Cancelled This Weekend
It is the biggest storm the city will have braced in decades. Indeed, the last hurricane to hit the region was Floyd in 1999. But on Sunday, August 28, Hurricane Irene is predicted to hit the East Coast. Now declared a category 2 hurricane further south in Virginia and the Carolinas, the storm is expected to weaken to a category 1 by the time it hits the New York City area, with winds up to 90 mph. New York City is …