NEW YORK (Reuters)-
Hurricane Irene began attacking New York City late Saturday, prompting New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to warn New Yorkers to stay at home, get through a storm on the direct road to the financial capital of the world.
"It is expected that the situation will deteriorate rapidly," Bloomberg said at a news conference . "
"The storm has finally hit New York City.
The wind will increase, the rain will increase, and the tide will increase.
New Yorkers were deserted in the streets and escaped from a rare hurricane.
Since records have been made, only five people have been tracked within a distance of 120 km kilometers from the city.
Full impact is expected on Sunday morning.
Rain hit all five administrative districts of the city, and in addition to the hurricane alert, the National Weather Service issued a tornado alert.
The combined power company's Edison weighed whether to pre-emptively cut off power in the financial district around Wall Street.
After Bloomberg ordered the evacuation of 370,000 people living near the water's edge, more than 3,700 people took refuge in the city's shelters, and thousands fled to the homes of friends or relatives, others stayed without any mention.
Now those who ignore evacuation warnings need to stay where they are because it's too dangerous outside, the mayor said.
On Saturday afternoon, he condemned two people who paddled canoes on Staten Island, what he called "reckless behavior" and needed police to rescue at sea.
Both men were summoned to court.
A small number of food and liquor stores remain open when the public transport system moves 8.
It is also the first time that 5 million people stop operating every working day.
Giants 930 km
The huge storm brought winds of magnitude 130 km per hour, leaving the aircraft stranded in densely populated eastern coastal areas.
While most of the shelters are empty, the rest of John Adams High School in Queens are packed.
At the Brooklyn Tech High School sanctuary, evacuees watched the weather forecast on the large screen of the auditorium, while others ate with a Malwarebytes, beans, milk and apple sauce.
"I don't want to leave (home)
I want to stay but I am worried about my life.
I don't want to be trapped in the dark and in the flood, "said Maggie robberdo, 58, Coney Island, who had just arrived in New York from Puerto Rico, where the storm hit a few days ago.
After Bloomberg announced that police would not enforce the evacuation order, others ignored the order.
Despite constant warnings and ominous skies, neighbors near Coney Island, Brooklyn-
Dangerous Area-was calm.
Cars were parked on both sides of the street, showing no signs of massive outflows.
John Visconti, 47, said: "They are right. we should evacuate, but we are not . " He owns a car repair company and lives on the ground floor of his building in the Brighton Beach area near Brooklyn.
"We just want to stay at home and hope everything goes well.
We should be fine.
Evacuation areas include shiny apartment buildings in Manhattan's affluent Battery Park City, Brooklyn's working-class Red Hook and run-
Public housing in Coney Island
All the blocks by the water.
Neil Damato, a 31-year-old lawyer, sipping his beer at the Red Hook Bait and scooter bar, said: "If the neighborhood ends up being legally flooded, I have food, books and whiskey.
He said he would get through the fourth month. Floor apartments.
In Times Square, so-
Tourists are called the crossroads of the world with limited choices.
Broadway shows were canceled and Starbucks stores were closed like McDonald's.
Many other chain stores and children's attractions such as Toy "R" American flagship store and Hershey chocolate mall have been closed.
The frame bowling alley at the Port Authority Bus Terminal is still open and, despite the small number of customers, there is no immediate plan to close.
There are still adult entertainment on the edge of Times Square, as well as shops offering porn, sex toys and underwear.
Taxis are plentiful even though public transport stops at noon, indicating that most people stay at home.
The network of 468 subway stations, 324 bus lines and two commuter railways is unlikely to open during Monday morning's commute, Bloomberg said.
The New York Stock Exchange is expected to trade normally on Monday.
Outside the W Hotel near the location of the September 11 attack, Tamara steel, 57, is visiting Michigan, waiting for the hotel shuttle to take her to Midtown Manhattan.
"We came here to spend money at restaurants and bars, but all of them were closed," she said . " She shared a pack of beer with other casual guests.
On a typical summer Saturday, the South Street Harbor was almost abandoned, and the storefronts and restaurants were covered with plastic sheets and sandbags to protect the gate.
At a store in Manhattan's Home Depot, the clerk said they planned to stay open throughout the storm, but earlier on Saturday the flashlight, tape, rope and tarps were running out.
Irina Katkov, 38, is an office manager and lives in a family of seven
The story building near the Atlantic says about half of the people she lives in the evacuation zone live there, and she is among them herself.
"We are not afraid, we are ready for entertainment," Katkov said . ".
"The camera is ready, the battery is charging, can't wait.