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| New York City commuters brave crowds to get back to work after Sandy | New York City commuters brave crowds to get back to work after Sandy |
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| The low buzz of commuter complaint on the journey in from Brooklyn was the surest sign yet that the heart of New York City was getting back to normal. A week after the destructive winds and tidal surges of Hurricane Sandy cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes and plunged lower Manhattan into darkness, office workers jostled on to a limited subway service while schoolchildren traipsed back to the classroom. | The low buzz of commuter complaint on the journey in from Brooklyn was the surest sign yet that the heart of New York City was getting back to normal. A week after the destructive winds and tidal surges of Hurricane Sandy cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes and plunged lower Manhattan into darkness, office workers jostled on to a limited subway service while schoolchildren traipsed back to the classroom. |
| For tens of thousands of residents in the further reaches of New York City, the picture remains grim – many are without power for a seventh straight day and a fresh storm is on the way. But for the millions who work in lower Manhattan, concerns returned to more mundane matters on Monday, including how to navigate a disrupted transport system. | For tens of thousands of residents in the further reaches of New York City, the picture remains grim – many are without power for a seventh straight day and a fresh storm is on the way. But for the millions who work in lower Manhattan, concerns returned to more mundane matters on Monday, including how to navigate a disrupted transport system. |
| The Holland, Queens-Midtown and Brooklyn-Battery tunnels remained closed due to flooding and some subway lines were still out of operation – city officials said the network was working at 80% of capacity. Some commuters took to their bikes or decided to travel to work on foot, to avoid packed trains. | The Holland, Queens-Midtown and Brooklyn-Battery tunnels remained closed due to flooding and some subway lines were still out of operation – city officials said the network was working at 80% of capacity. Some commuters took to their bikes or decided to travel to work on foot, to avoid packed trains. |
| For those who commute from outside the city, the journey was arduous. On platforms and stops in New Jersey, Long Island and Connecticut, people waited for more than an hour during rush hour. When trains or buses eventually arrived, some were too full for passengers to board. | For those who commute from outside the city, the journey was arduous. On platforms and stops in New Jersey, Long Island and Connecticut, people waited for more than an hour during rush hour. When trains or buses eventually arrived, some were too full for passengers to board. |
| "Move in, it's gonna be a tight fit," one conductor yelled at commuters on board a Northeast Corridor Line train on the NJ Transit; another banged on windows in a bid to get people to move down the carriage. "It's worse than a subway," said Gabrielle Nader, a 27-year-old human resources professional who boarded in Trenton, New Jersey. | "Move in, it's gonna be a tight fit," one conductor yelled at commuters on board a Northeast Corridor Line train on the NJ Transit; another banged on windows in a bid to get people to move down the carriage. "It's worse than a subway," said Gabrielle Nader, a 27-year-old human resources professional who boarded in Trenton, New Jersey. |
| Adding to the overcrowding in rush-hour was the presence of schoolchildren returning to class for the first time in over a week. New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday that 90% of public schools would reopen Monday, a day before they shut again for election day. | Adding to the overcrowding in rush-hour was the presence of schoolchildren returning to class for the first time in over a week. New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday that 90% of public schools would reopen Monday, a day before they shut again for election day. |
| Parents were warned that not all educational establishments would have fully working heating systems, and were encouraged to dress children warmly as the cold weather affecting the city continues. | Parents were warned that not all educational establishments would have fully working heating systems, and were encouraged to dress children warmly as the cold weather affecting the city continues. |
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