Apple Closing NYC Retail Stores Ahead of Hurricane Irene
Apple's New York City retail stores will be closing this weekend ahead of Hurricane Irene's possible landfall over the city. NYC's mass transit system is shutting down by noon on Saturday, which will make it extremely difficult for both employees and customers to get to the stores.
Employees who answered the phone at SoHo, Upper West Side, West 14th Street, and Staten Island confirmed that those stores will be closed all day on Saturday and Sunday.
The Fifth Avenue location, which is famously open 24/7/365, will be closed Saturday and Sunday as well.
As for stores outside the city:
New York:
- Smith Haven has no information about closing and is still "technically open".
- Manhasset on Long Island has "no idea" if they will be open or not.
- Roosevelt Field, also on Long Island is "planning to be open as of now, but not taking any appointments for Sunday."
- Walt Whitman has no word on closing.
- Palisades in West Nyack, NY says they are current planning to be open but advises customers to call ahead.
- The Westchester has "no idea yet" if they will be closing.
New Jersey:
- The Pier in Atlantic City is already closed "due to severe weather in the area."
- Freehold Raceway Mall in Freehold, NJ had no information yet.
Connecticut:
- Stamford has not made a decision yet. "It depends on the weather."
- Greenwich Avenue plans to be open but "can't forecast that at this time."
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http://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/26/apple-closing-nyc-retail-stores-ahead-of-hurricane-irene/
