The media hype before the fact was substantial. As of Sunday night, you the GFS model was moving the storm out to sea, but they kept beating the drumbeat of doom.
I figured the bulk of the storm would be north of NYC.
Have been other similar outcomes, usually brought on by an overcompensation after some big screwup beforehand. In other cases, the media has nothing to do, or they have something else they want to cover up or deflect.