Even if the water level drops, it will take several days to clean up the mess. I would predict at least a week before it resembles normal, and most likely longer.

Functional? Yes. Normal? No.

People do what they need to. They just do.

Not very. The flooding in the tunnels will not be over.

It is in the corporate city’s selfish interest to be productive by tomorrow. If it can be done, trust that it will be done.

“Mayor Michael Bloomberg said it could be four or five days before the subways were running again,”...Sorry I lost the article so can’t quote source.

Some bridges, some bus service.

Details…lots of fine print…here.

Looks like the only thing remotely approaching functional will be the Stock Exchange. They’re expected to open tomorrow.

Looks like everything else (except for the TV stations) is kaput for now.

I’m currently watching the special hour on NBC.

The biggest factor will be if businesses have electricity. If they do, then people will be back at work, and shops and restaurants will be open. I don’t know what percentage of NYC is still without power. I know my sister and aunt still don’t have power, but my cousin and a few friends do.

So, parts of NYC will definitely be functioning, but it will be limited.

Did Bloomberg call for a curfew after dark? Or, at minimum no driving after dark?

Earlier update on power outages in NYC, mostly in lower Manhattan.

“Reuters reports that as of 2 p.m. ET, almost 250,000 Manhattan homes were without power. Most of those spots were located below 39th Street, thanks to a ConEd transformer explosion on 14th Street that rocked the area Monday evening and subsequently cut off power.”

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“10/30/2012 2:00:00 PM
Roads Reopened (CW)
Notification issued 10/30/12 at 2:00 PM. All NYC East River bridges are open but please stay off the roads and allow emergency personnel the opportunity to restore essential city services. All MTA bridges except the ones in the Rockaways are open.”

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Thanks Gail.

250,000 isn’t extremely high considering the population of NYC, but still makes a big dent of course. Seems like mid and uptown might be normalish.

In FL businesses open back up very quickly if electricity comes back and roads can be travelled. Shopping malls and restaurants are a place to catch some normalcy for those who have lost power in their homes. A few hours during the day of air conditioning (usually the hurricanes come through during the very hot part of the year) a hot meal, interact with people in a normal every day way. Then back to a dark house, bored to death. LOL.

“Neighborhoods along the East and Hudson rivers bordering Manhattan were underwater and expected to be without power for days, as were low-lying streets in Battery Park near Ground Zero, where the World Trade Center once stood.”

“Further north, though, many retail stores, restaurants and bars reopened in neighborhoods that did not lose power.”

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