In Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, leaders in the city's Puerto Rican community said widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Irma have spurred them to convene a special meeting by local members on Saturday to decide how to best assist their home island. (chicagotribune.com)
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in four New York counties on Sunday afternoon as those areas were dealing with widespread power outages in the aftermath of this week's massive storm. (pix11.com)
The governor activated the State Emergency Operations Center and deployed 300 New York National Guard members to aid areas affected by the storm, and said he was told utilities were better prepared after widespread power outages from last week's storm. (nypost.com)