New York Mops Up as Sandy’s Floods Recede, Deaths Climb
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New York City mopped up and pumped out as it began restarting mass transit and restoring power to 656,000 homes and businesses knocked out by Sandy, the superstorm that killed at least 18 people in the five boroughs.
New York Stock Exchange trading will resume at the normal starting time today after a two-day hiatus. The city’s bus system will operate on a Saturday schedule, free of charge, and yellow taxis will be allowed to pick up multiple passengers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news briefing yesterday.