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Proving that man is no match for the hype surrounding potentially disruptive weather forecasts, here is a beautiful shot of Grand Central Terminal utterly empty this morning following the transportation shut down by Governor Cuomo in anticipation of Juno. The MTA released photos of Grand Central and Penn Station, devoid of people on their Flickr feed this morning:

Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin

Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin
Penn Station, less aesthetic, but almost equally empty:

Photos of Penn Station: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin

Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin

Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin
Next, read about the top 10 secrets of Grand Central!
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