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First Look: Early Hurricane Sandy Photos Rolling In

As Hurricane Sandy made its steady march toward the north through the night, photos began arriving through Twitter. Here’s some early shots that are coming in:

1. From New York Times building webcam. Visit this throughout the day, as it updates every 60 seconds:

2. From Hoboken, NJ, a photo of flooding. The storm had not yet hit, but the streets were already being flooded. From Twitter user @Cairo67Unedited:

3. Grand Central Station was empty Sunday afternoon, after officials shut down public transportation in New York City:

4. Stores are being emptied out of vital supplies, such as bottled water. This photo is from Glens Falls, NY, and tweeted by ‏@Bschenn_10:

5. New York City’s subway platforms emptied out Sunday, after they were closed upon fears a storm surge could flood them. From @BBCNews:

6. New York’s always busy Times Square was empty Sunday night. From ‏@jdavidgoodman:

7. British Airways and other overseas carriers scrambled to cancel flights into New York City. From @MatthewLumby:

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