Hurricane Irene prompts weekend shutdown of four NYC Apple Stores [u]
City mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the evacuation and transit shutdown in anticipation of Irene, stating "You only have to look at the weather maps to understand how big this storm is and how unique it is, and itâs heading basically for us."
The storm has similarly canceled a variety of events over the weekend from Broadway shows to ballgames to concerts and an outdoor film festival at Lincoln Center.
Subways have been shut down out of fears that high winds could rock cars off the tracks when operating above the surface. The transit shutdown would have a major impact on Apple Store employees' commute, and also impede customers' ability to get around in the dense, transit friendly city.
Four Apple Store locations in New York City have confirmed they will be closed for the weekend: SoHo, Staten Island, Upper West Side, West 14th.
Update: Apple has announced on its website that its flagship Fifth Avenue will be closed beginning Saturday, Aug. 27. "We look forward to reopening Monday," the store's page reads. The Fifth Avenue store (pictured below) is not located within the coastal evacuation zone.
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What exactly is an "outdoor tim festival at Lincoln Center"?? Will Tim Cook be there?
...The Fifth Avenue store (pictured below) is not located within the costal evacuation zone.
That's not the Fifth Avenue store -- not any more.
I wonder what will happen to the construction though. 120mph can be testing even for finished buildings.
Um, yeahhhh. Probably wasn't too smart making stores out of glass.
Um, yeahhhh. Probably wasn't too smart making stores out of glass.
Sooooo much username-related topical humor, so little time.
And your post is completely uninformed, but that's another issue.
Sooooo much username-related topical humor, so little time.
And your post is completely uninformed, but that's another issue.
While glass is indeed lovely, I find it an illogical choice to make walls, ceilings and flights of stairs out of.
I also find it a bizarre choice to make the back of the iPhone 4 out of. And considering how many people are wallking around with cracked iPhones, I would expect a redesign will be forthcoming.
As for being uninformed, we'll see what happens if 70 mph winds hit the city tomorrow.