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Bloomingdales's on 59th Street is leaving nothing to chance. Check out the plywood across the windows, as recently Tweeted by @libbylangsdorf. Meanwhile, over in Williamsburg, Eater editor Raphael Brion snapped a photo of Crest Hardware taunting the hurricane with "Come on Irene" signage and the slogan, "Crest assured, everything will be all right."
Image via raphael_brion [Flickr]
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