Hurricane evacuees in NYC allowed to go home

NEW YORK (AP) — The nearly 400,000 New Yorkers who had been ordered to evacuate low-lying neighborhoods because of Hurricane Irene were told they could go home Sunday afternoon, but officials said the city's transit system probably won't be up and running in time for the Monday morning commute.

That could mean a rough start to the work week for millions.

Overall, the city made it through the storm fairly well, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in announcing he would lift the evacuation order covering 370,000 people by 3 p.m.

He said Irene inflicted significant damage, with retaining walls collapsing in some places and serious flooding across all the five boroughs.

But "whether we dodged a bullet or you look at