India, Sept. 25 -- The annual Global Citizen Festival, held every year in Central Park, has been cancelled after a powerful nor'easter was expected to hit parts of New York City over the weekend.

The star-studded fundraising concert was set to take place on the Great Lawn in Central Park on Saturday. However, it was called off after coming on what was described as a collision course with the strong storm, which was expected to touch down on Friday night.

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