With Tropical storm Henri expected to hit New York City on Sunday, deposed governor Cuomo has declared a “State of Emergency”In addition Cuomo has requested 500 National Guard Members to assist prior to Henri’s arrival. Saturday At 11:00am Saturday, the “tropical storm” was upgraded to “hurricane status”, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, but gusts, when the storm reaches the city of New York, could be as high as 100 mph.