New York City will close all bridges this evening at 7 p.m. in the face of Hurricane Sandy. The bridges were expected to stay open on the condition that winds remained below 60 mph, but with gusts rising to 85 mph, the city has made the call to seal them off.
With storm gusts expected to be up to 80-85 mph, the bridges in the #NYC area are quickly becoming unsafe #Sandy
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 29, 2012
@edicius @KelsMads76 I've been listening to WCBS 880 AM all day, and NYC is essentially on lock down right now. No tunnels, no bridges.
— βɛth (@feverspell) October 29, 2012
Wow! people have no choice now! RT @AudreyPuente: GovCuomo orders #NYC bridges to close by 7pm. This is it folks. Stay where you are. #sandy
— Tina Cervasio (@TinaCervasio) October 29, 2012
We don’t think a spoiler warning is needed here; even the trailers for “The Dark Knight Rises” showed all of the bridges in and out of Gotham City being blown up by evil mastermind Bane, completely sealing off the city. The lockdown of New York City has reminded more than a few people of that fictional scenario.
They just closed all the bridges and tunnels…suddenly, I feel like we are Gotham in "The Dark Knight Rises"
— Hunter Foster (@Hunter_Foster) October 29, 2012
Now the bridges in NYC are due to be shut. It's like The Dark Knight. #GothamCity #HurricaneSandy
— Burnessie (@charliejburness) October 29, 2012
They're shutting down the bridges. We're walking right into Bane's trap.
— CHAD (@rocketconservtr) October 29, 2012
https://twitter.com/StormnLikeCrazy/status/263036140217573376
All tunnels and bridges into/out of NYC closed. Stage is set for Bane to step out and do his thing.
— Shreyas (@Shre_S) October 29, 2012
https://twitter.com/Z_Hutch/status/262924746822385664
They’re closing the bridges in NYC. Now #sandy is going to make rich Gotham citizens walk across the ice, right?
— Cory Chainsman (@corychainsman) October 29, 2012
https://twitter.com/ChrisVespoli/status/263031276938858496
So both tunnels out of the city are closed & bridges are closing tonight. When do I get to meet Bane? #sandy
— Jill Pantozzi (@JillPantozzi) October 29, 2012
OH: NY hasn't been shut down like this since Bane took over the city and started driving a nuclear reactor around in an armored vehicle.
— Octavian Costache (@okvivi) October 29, 2012
https://twitter.com/thebradking/status/263011123970850816
Super-Mayor Cory Booker, where are you?
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