31 Oct 2012
Millions in New York City, New Jersey and other cities and towns along America’s most populous urban stretch coped with major losses and daily inconveniences.
Commuters, homeowners and businesses struggled with the loss of power, waterlogged or burned homes and the challenge of navigating a crippled infrastructure of damaged roads, bridges and mass transit systems.
“We are in a state of crisis all across this state,” Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Cory Booker told CNN on Wednesday. “It’s going to be a challenging time.”
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the battered Jersey Shore on Wednesday and survey the damage, described by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as “unthinkable.”
As Sandy sputters away, it leaves behind at least 108 deaths from Haiti to Canada.
The storm killed 67 people in the Caribbean. Then it slammed into the U.S. East Coast, where it left at least 50 dead. And one woman in Canada died after debris from the storm struck her.
On Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Como said there had been a total of 26 deaths in the city from Sandy.
New York and New Jersey
Some New York City ground transit and airports are coming back to life Wednesday.
After days of canceled flights and stranded travelers, two New York-area airports — John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty — were scheduled to reopen Wednesday with limited service.
But New York’s LaGuardia Airport was to remain closed Wednesday because of significant damage.
The city’s massive subway system will stay offline for several more days as workers try to bring the inundated underground network back to life. New York’s bus service will resume a nearly full schedule Wednesday, but it probably won’t accommodate the 5 million commuters who rely on the subway every day.
Police in New York coped with crime. Thirteen people have been arrested there, and most of them were charged with looting Tuesday in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, CNN affiliate WABC reports. Much of the looting took place on Coney Island in Brooklyn.
Likewise, the transportation headaches are far from over in New Jersey.
The rail operations center of New Jersey Transit was crippled by 8 feet of water, and an emergency generator was submerged, officials said. Read more on CNN
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