New York:
The New York-New Jersey region woke up to wet snow, hundreds of cancelled flights and more power outages on Thursday after a new storm pushed back efforts to recover from a superstorm that left millions powerless and dozens dead last week. The storm did not bring a second wave of flooding that some had feared.
"We lost power last week, just got it back for a day or two, and now we lost it again," said John Monticello of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. "Every day it's the same now: Turn on the gas burner for heat. Instant coffee. Use the iPad to find out what's going on in the rest of the world."
But the new storm didn't appear to rouse exhausted residents of the country's most densely populated region to a new chorus of complaints. Except, perhaps, on this week's presidential election.
Valdimir Repnin emerged on Thursday morning from his powerless Staten Island home with a snow shovel in his hand, a cigarette in his mouth and a question.
"Who won? Obama?" he asked.
The 63-year-old Ukrainian immigrant didn't like the answer. He was so cold on Wednesday night he slept with his cat and dog. "It was still too cold."
Major airlines cancelled about 600 flights around the US on Thursday, according to flight tracking service FlightAware. The majority were in the New York area, although airports in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and elsewhere were affected. More than 1,600 were cancelled on Wednesday.
Roads in New Jersey and New York City were clear for Thursday's morning commute, and rail lines into New York were running smoothly, despite snow still coming down heavily in some areas.
Parts of battered New Jersey had just over 12 inches (304 millimeters) of snow overnight. Residents from Connecticut to Rhode Island saw up to 6 inches (152 millimeters).
In New Jersey, utilities reported about 390,000 power outages early Thursday. In New York City and neighboring Westchester County, more than 70,000 customers were without power after the storm knocked out an additional 55,000 customers. Long Island had 60,000 new outages in a region where 300,000 customers were already without power.
The region's greatest challenge remains finding emergency housing for tens of thousands of people, in some cases for the long term.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has said 95,000 people in New York and New Jersey are eligible for emergency housing assistance.
"We lost power last week, just got it back for a day or two, and now we lost it again," said John Monticello of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. "Every day it's the same now: Turn on the gas burner for heat. Instant coffee. Use the iPad to find out what's going on in the rest of the world."
But the new storm didn't appear to rouse exhausted residents of the country's most densely populated region to a new chorus of complaints. Except, perhaps, on this week's presidential election.
Valdimir Repnin emerged on Thursday morning from his powerless Staten Island home with a snow shovel in his hand, a cigarette in his mouth and a question.
"Who won? Obama?" he asked.
The 63-year-old Ukrainian immigrant didn't like the answer. He was so cold on Wednesday night he slept with his cat and dog. "It was still too cold."
Major airlines cancelled about 600 flights around the US on Thursday, according to flight tracking service FlightAware. The majority were in the New York area, although airports in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and elsewhere were affected. More than 1,600 were cancelled on Wednesday.
Roads in New Jersey and New York City were clear for Thursday's morning commute, and rail lines into New York were running smoothly, despite snow still coming down heavily in some areas.
Parts of battered New Jersey had just over 12 inches (304 millimeters) of snow overnight. Residents from Connecticut to Rhode Island saw up to 6 inches (152 millimeters).
In New Jersey, utilities reported about 390,000 power outages early Thursday. In New York City and neighboring Westchester County, more than 70,000 customers were without power after the storm knocked out an additional 55,000 customers. Long Island had 60,000 new outages in a region where 300,000 customers were already without power.
The region's greatest challenge remains finding emergency housing for tens of thousands of people, in some cases for the long term.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has said 95,000 people in New York and New Jersey are eligible for emergency housing assistance.
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