CNN: Hudson River overflows banks into lower Manhattan's meatpacking district

Update 8:20 a.m. Sunday - CNN's Soledad O'Brien and Senior Producer Rose Arce report the Hudson River has overflowed its banks in lower Manhattan with flooding occurring as far as a block inland in the city's meat packing district.

Update 8 a.m. Sunday - The East River in New York City is topping the edge of its barrier wall, CNN's Ali Velshi reports from river overlook. Rob Marciano in Long Beach, New York, screams to report over massive surf and high winds. The life guard building appears to have been ripped off its foundation. The streets of Long Beach are flooding. Meteorologist Jacqui Jeras said tropical force winds will continue throughout the area for the next two hours.

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Or are people still in that area?

...but I'm sure there are plenty of people still there.

There's always someone who thinks they can ride out a storm in an evacuation zone...