Red Hook Residents Still Without Power, Heat
Buildings are darker than the darkest nights and the stench of garbage and rotted food lingers in the air.
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Buildings are darker than the darkest nights and the stench of garbage and rotted food lingers in the air.
School officials have been busy reworking bus routes and finding empty seats for students who live in areas where the schools cannot re-open right away.
About a million people across New Jersey are still in the dark and cold, as power has not yet been restored.
Cleaning supplies are at the top of the list of necessities needed by many residents.
State officials announced Saturday morning that more than 80 percent of subway service had been restored.
The Nets opened the Barclays Center in winning fashion as they defeated the Toronto Raptors 107-100.
Yoselyn Ortega, 50, was arrested and charged with two counts each of first and second degree murder in the deaths of Lucia Krim and her brother Leo, according to authorities.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Saturday urged everyone who might need shelter to seek it out as the temperature drops, and slammed the Long Island Power Authority for not attending more promptly to outages in the Rockaways.
The crane had been blown over on Monday as winds from Sandy began picking up. The rig's arm dangled precariously and forced evacuations in the thick of the storm.
Four train lines will restore service on Sunday after suffering significant amounts of damage during Hurricane Sandy.
Looters posing as Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) workers have been knocking on doors late at night, but locals said that help has yet to arrive.
A world away on the Upper East Side, where power was never lost, Kim Hartman, a mother of three, was one of those who found herself searching for ways to help.
More New Yorkers awoke Saturday to power being restored for the first time since Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region, but patience was wearing thin among those who have been without power for most of the week.
The physician offices, outpatient procedures and diagnostic testing sites will resume operation starting on Monday, according to a release sent out by the hospital. The main hospital and the emergency room, however, will remain closed due to superstorm Sandy.
Getting food, water and clothing to those struck by Sandy in Staten Island was the top priority Saturday. The damage in some areas were beyond belief.
