Brooklyn: Irene still a hurricane, barely...Tornado watch in Brooklyn and Queens

Irene does what the co-op board at 145 Hicks Street could not.Irene does what the co-op board at 145 Hicks Street could not.Jennifer O'Hanlon, left, Jose Bermudez and their daughter, Nyla Bermudez, waited for a ride in Brooklyn. By MICHAEL WILSON It was as if one huge new and very bad neighborhood appeared overnight in New York City. Follow @NYTMetro for New York breakingManhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge are hit by Hurricane Irene, in New York, on August 28, 2011. (Photo credit: EMMANUEL

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