In anticipation that Hurricane Irene might hit the NYC area this weekend, the City of New York has announced that Evacuation Shelters will open tomorrow at 4 PM. Initially, this will be for Senior Citizens and other vulnerable people in the Orange Zone (see attached map). The City will make a decision on Saturday morning as to whether a general public evacuation of one or more zones will be necessary.

Local evacuation shelters include:
- NYC Technical College, 300 Jay Street (@ Tillary Street)
- Brooklyn Tech High School, 29 Fort Greene Place (@ DeKalb Ave)
- Francis Scott Key, 300 Willoughby St (@ Kent Ave)

For more information, visit the NYC Office of Emergency management website at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/home/home.shtml