Lawd! I have NEVER seen this from the NWS before:

[Javaman]

116. Spoke to my sister in Queens last night.

She's told me that just about all of lower Manhattan is closed and will be closed for a while. She was supposed to begin Jury duty today in Manhattan. All the courts have been closed. Her daughter in law is in town with her husband and were supposed to leave today, their flight was canceled and postponed until Wednesday. I think she said all subways in lower Manhattan were closed until further notice.

The winds in Queens were picking up. In the court yard in the middle of here apt building, the wind was creating a "vortex" and the sound was unbelievable to her. She's never experienced anything like that before and she's lived there for years. The apt building across the street from her is getting a renovation and there is all sorts of scaffolding, etc. She's keeping a close eye on that stuff. Lots of stuff on the roof swinging in the wind.

I grew up on LI, I have experienced a lot of storms, some bad, but this one, is nothing like I have ever witnessed before.

My brother in Jersey is already experiencing flooding in his area.

The storm surge (full moon) is what really concerns me.