Staying holed up in your apartment for 24 hours watching 30 Rock reruns just so you can fill out your OK Cupid profile is just as bad (or worse) than braving Hurricane Irene. Fortunately, there are establishments across town that have refused to buckle under pressure and let storm-terrorists win. Here are a few places that claim they'll be open during the deluge. more ›

Floods and mudslides have killed an estimated 1,100 people in northwestern Pakistan since Thursday, and many Pakistani immigrants in New York have been left without contact to their families. Jahanger Khan, who lives in Midwood and sends money to his wife and seven kids in Pakistan, says his family has been left homeless. "Everything's gone. There's no transportation, no electricity, no food." He hasn't been able to reach his wife for days. Now, officials in Pakistan are worried the lack of drinking water could be spreading diseases. Syed Zahir Ali Shah, health minister for Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa, said, "We estimate that about 100,000 people, mostly children, have been hit by cholera and gastro diseases." more ›

In a case of gilding a withered lily, the MTA is improving service to New York City transit riders by more effectively informing them when routes will be obstructed, interrupted, and otherwise delayed. It's almost become a cliche that subway service becomes interrupted when the weather turns bad, or if any technological problem crops up. Now the MTA is offering to ameliorate its shortcomings by informing riders of service interruptions with text and email updates.... more ›