Hurricane Sandy’s coming and here are photos of an emptied New York City to prove it

 

 

As everyone knows, big, bad Hurricane Sandy is in the process of walloping the East Coast but these photos of an emptied out New York City show the (panicked) calm before the storm.

They're photos of some of New York's busiest transit hubs including Grand Central Station, Penn Station, and various subway stations, devoid of people after the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) shut them down last night as a preventative measure.

The images, which have been posted on the MTA's Flickr page, were captured with a variety of cameras including, primarily, a Canon PowerShot S95.

Stay safe and stay dry, everyone.

 

Grand Central Terminal closed early on October 28, 2012 in advance of Hurricane Sandy. This photo shows the largely empty Terminal after the last trains had departed. Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan

 

Assistant Station Master Cory Harris locked the main entrance to Grand Central Terminal, at 42nd Street and Park Avenue, after the last train departed at 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, October 28. Grand Central closed in advance of Hurricane Sandy. Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan

 

Grand Central Terminal closed early on October 28, 2012 in advance of Hurricane Sandy. This photo shows the largely empty Terminal after the last trains had departed. Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan

 

The New York City Subway system suspended service starting at 7 p.m. on October 28, 2012, in advance of Hurricane Sandy. This photo shows Times Square, normally the busiest station in the system. The previous systemwide suspension of service took place in August 2011 for Tropical Storm Irene. Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan

 

The New York City Subway system suspended service starting at 7 p.m. on October 28, 2012, in advance of Hurricane Sandy. This photo shows Times Square, normally the busiest station in the system. The previous systemwide suspension of service took place in August 2011 for Tropical Storm Irene. Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan

 

Penn Station was closed on October 28, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy approached New York. Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan

 

Sandbags are piled in front of the entrance to 2 Broadway, the headquarters for MTA New York City Transit, MTA Bridges and Tunnels and MTA Capital Construction. Photo: MTA New York City Transit / Nelson Ortiz.

 

The last train to leave Grand Central Terminal on October 28, 2012, left from Track 18 at 7:10 p.m. It was a Stamford local. Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan