Is my building safe in a hurricane?

Being a New Yorker and not having been through a hurricane before (except the tail end of dying tropical storms), I initially presumed that my apartment building would be designed to stand up to the winds. I'm sure it is structurally, but that doesn't necessarily mean I want to be inside it at the time. The more I read about high rise buildings and hurricanes the more I'm thinking it would be better to spend a scenic weekend in Pennsylvania (with friends, since I don't have a car myself).

So if you know about hurricanes, please let me know. I live in a high rise apartment building on probably the highest elevation ground in New York. The elevation is nearly 20 stories and my apartment is more than 20 stories up near the top of the building, for a total of about 40 stories above sea level. My windows face North and are tucked into an interior corner.

The building is about 30 years old and the bricks were just replaced a couple of years ago.

It's the biggest building in the area by far. There are only a couple of other high rises and they are several blocks away. Other buildings in the area are about 10 stories or less.

Hurricane Irene is projected to hit this area with wind speeds of about 85 mph, but from what I understand, for every additional 25 stories you go up, you go up a category in wind speed, so will it hit my windows like a category 3? Will the pressure or other damage cause them to blow out?

If these are not serious risks, then staying would be much easier, but even with an evacuation center 2 blocks away and WAY above storm surge areas, I don't want to take any unnecessary risks with my pregnant wife.

I have family in some other buildings in the city, so I'm curious if they would be any better off, either so my wife and I could stay there or, if necessary, so I can suggest they leave town as well. Would it be safer at the top of a 10 story building facing the highway at the same elevation? What about just a few stories up in a medium size building in central Manhattan where the elevation is low (but safely above the storm surge threat). The Manhattan building is pretty tall, about the same height as mine, but everything around it is much bigger. With that one, it would probably be better for the wind, since it's a low floor and shielded by other buildings, but debris would be a bigger concern since there are so many other buildings near by.

The earthquake a few days ago was kind of a joke, but this hurricane appears to be pretty serious. Thanks.