Flickr: Empty New York

The shutdown of New York's transit system ahead of Hurricane Sandy left many of the city's normally-bustling streets, subways and transportation hubs eerily empty.

Times Square subway station, one of the busiest in New York, is seen eerily empty on Sunday, October 28, 2012, after Mayor Bloomberg ordered a shutdown of the city's transit system ahead of Hurricane Sandy. (Aaron Donovan/MTA)
Times Square subway station, one of the busiest in New York, is seen eerily empty on Sunday, October 28, 2012, after Mayor Bloomberg ordered a shutdown of the city's transit system ahead of Hurricane Sandy. (Aaron Donovan/MTA)