Irene downgraded to tropical storm as it slams NYC

Driving wind and rain lash the Coney Island boardwalk in New York as Irene came closer to the area Sunday , August 28/2011. Irene hit Coney Island with 65-mph winds, making it now a tropical storm. The storm pushed 3 1/2 foot surge of water into New York harbor, and forecasters said the peak could be twice as tall later in the morning.