NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: Heavy surf pounds the beach along the boardwalk at Coney Island during as Hurricane Joaquin moves closer to the Northeast on October 3, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. While the storm is expected to move out to sea, by wind speed Joaquin is currently the strongest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Igor in 2010. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
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