Hurricane Irene: The art of window-boarding and the taping of stores

An image gallery that shows New Yorkers will approach any task, even boarding up windows ahead of a storm, with attitude and style. Above, a Thai restaurant chose a vibrant, complex pattern of artisanal mango-yellow tape, while the Apple Store's sandbags are "a handsome gray-green, hand-filled and -tied."

Window-Dressing the West Village and MePa for #Irene: A Case Study – Eric's posterous.

(via @seanbonner + @artfagcity)