Relieved New Yorkers emerge from Irene

NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters rescued dozens of people from flooded homes on Staten Island, residents removed garbage and debris from clogged sewer gates and once-quiet roads became busier soon after Irene crossed New York as a powerful tropical storm.

In Queens, bungalows floated down the street and emergency crews were checking to make sure no one was inside.

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