Hurricane Sandy Hit New York hard on Monday night leaving nearly half of Manhattan without power, a number of areas flooded and the mta shut down completely due to flooding. By Tuesday evening in Manhattan subway and rail service remained suspended and some bus service resumed at 5 p.m.
The New York Times reported that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's chairman, Joseph J. Lhota said that the damage of the subway system was currently being assessed and that service would be restored sporadically.
"Mr. Lhota said that flooding was "literally up to the ceiling" at the South Street subway station in Lower Manhattan. Long Island Railroad remained closed due to flooding on the tracks. Two Metro-North lines north of 59th Street continued to be without power, and Mr. Lhota estimated that there were at least 100 trees downed on the tracks," reported The New York Times.
Lhota told the new York times that railway service and the Staten Island ferry was still suspended and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has said that there is damage to everyone one of New Jersey's rail lines.
As of Tuesday, The New York Times reported that seven subway tunnels under the East River were still flooded.
Not only was there massive flooding but power lines were cut for more than 6 million people, The New York Times confirmed. In at least 17 states, power failures occurred. Approximately one million in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and 660,000 in new York City are without power. In Manhattan approximately a quarter million people lost pwer after water surging from the east river flooded electrical equipment sheds.
It is not confirmed from con Edison when the power may be back, but they said for Manhattan that it could take up to four days on Tuesday.
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