By Steve Huff 10/28/12 7:13pm

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Predicted track of the storm. (NHC)

Mandatory Hurricane Sandy Evacuations Include Zone A, Hoboken, Stamford

We hope you made use of the public transportation available before 7 p.m. Sunday and are not reading this from Zone A, which as NYC.gov tells us, should be empty now. Evacuation orders have reached across the waters as well, affecting New Jersey and Connecticut.

The City of Hoboken wants everyone out of “all ground floor apartments” by midnight Sunday night. They urge residents on upper floors to offer street-level neighbors lodging. Hoboken shelters will allow pets as well, as long as they are safely crated.

The mayor of Stamford Connecticut also ordered mandatory evacuations for some residents there on Sunday. Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia’s evacuation order also targeted street-level residents. The mayor said, “Due to expected high tides, unprecedented storm surges, and heavy rains, I am advising anyone that lives in a low-lying area or along river flood plain areas, to relocate to higher ground.” Read More

By Roland Li 6/01/10 2:46pm

Susquehanna Will Stay in Stamford Through 2015

Metro Center, Stamford

Brokerage Susquehanna Financial Group has renewed its lease at Metro Center in Stamford, extending a 6,826-square-foot lease to 2015.

Jeffrey Newman represented landlord Malkin Properties in-house. Susquehanna was represented in-house.

“Our suburban trophy buildings have long attracted leading blue-chip companies because of our well-known quality, extensive amenities and proximity to transit centers Read More

By Staff 10/27/06 2:33pm

Bloomberg to Connecticut

Mayor Bloomberg will visit Connecticut Monday to formalize his endorsement of Joe Lieberman and campaign with the Senator at the Stamford train station. Bloomberg, not exactly the greatest retail campaigner in history (“Hi, how are ya” ad infinitum) will most likely have more impact at the Stamford Marriott, where he will help raise money for Read More

By Hilton Kramer 3/29/99 12:00am

Whitney Banishes Porter to Its Suburban Outpost

One of the best exhibitions of contemporary American painting on view now is a show called Intimate Interiors: Paintings by Jane Freilicher and Fairfield Porter at the Whitney Museum of American Art. If, upon hearing this news, you are tempted to drop whatever you are doing to grab a cab for Madison Avenue and 75th Read More