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.

The last train out of New York before Mayor Bloomberg's shutdown of the city's transit system leaves Grand Central Terminal just after 7:00 p.m. on October 28, 2012. (Aaron Donovan/MTA)
The last train out of New York before Mayor Bloomberg's shutdown of the city's transit system leaves Grand Central Terminal just after 7:00 p.m. on October 28, 2012. (Aaron Donovan/MTA)