Washington, Nov. 1 (ANI): While some normalcy has returned in New York and New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy that killed at least 72 it has, however, left behind massive challenges.
Two major airports reopened and the New York Stock Exchange got back to business on Wednesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave a thumbs-up and rang the opening bell to whoops from traders on the floor.
New York's subway system was still down, but Governor Andrew Cuomo said parts of it will begin running again on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Manhattan's roadways were choked with desperate drivers, prompting Bloomberg to announce that only cars with at least three people in them would be allowed to cross the recently reopened bridges and tunnels on Thursday.
Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports began handling flights again just after 7 a.m. New York's LaGuardia Airport, which suffered far worse damage and still had water on its runways, remained closed, CBS News reports.
Restoring the region to its ordinarily frenetic pace could take days - and rebuilding the hardest-hit communities and the transportation networks that link them could take considerably longer.
About six million homes and businesses were still without power, mostly in New York and New Jersey. Electricity was out as far west as Wisconsin and as far south as the Carolinas.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued an order postponing Halloween trick-or-treating until Monday, saying floodwaters, downed electrical wires, power outages and fallen trees made it too dangerous for children to go out.
As New York began its second day after the mega storm, morning rush-hour traffic was heavy as people started returning to work. School was out for a third day.
The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, connecting Brooklyn to Manhattan, and the Holland Tunnel, between New York and New Jersey, remained closed.
Forecasting firm IHS Global Insight predicted it would cause 20 billion dollars in damage and 10 billion to 30 billion dollars in lost business. Another firm, AIR Worldwide, estimated losses up to 15 billion dollars. (ANI)
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