Yes, but who was going to drive them? The union drivers were gone taking care of their families, and the Mayor couldn't hire scabs or accept volunteers....liability problems, doncha know.
Also how were they going to take care of them there? They didn't have any stockpiles of emergency food, water, generators.
The big question remains. What did they do with the money that was sent by the feds for emergency management planning?
Who was going to drive them? A 20 yo kid who had never driven a bus in his life managed to take a whole bus load 300 plus miles and pay for the trip without the mayor's help.