New York – New York City’s subway is likely to be out of service for another four to five days after monster storm Sandy, Mayor Bloomberg said on Tuesday.
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The mayor said at a press conference that the city was hoping to resume limited bus service on Tuesday and full bus service on Wednesday.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a separate press conference that all bus fares would be suspended on Tuesday.
New York City experienced 23 fires during the storm, with a severe one in Breezy Point, Queens, that burned more than 80 houses.
Throughout New York state, 15 people died in connection with the storm, which touched down in New Jersey late on Monday, Cuomo said.
We need to redo our subway infrastructure once and for all. How can the city afford to lose a whole week of work for a silly storm?
In 1966, during the New York City Transport Worker’s Union strike, led by Mike Quill, the subways were closed for almost two weeks. People adapted, and found alternate methods of transportation. The City of New York was around long before the subways even existed, and life will go on, when they are not functioning.