Live Updates: Hurricane Sandy Recovery

As the region recovers from Hurricane Sandy, the @wnyc news team brings you the latest from around the city and region. To send your own stories and pictures, tweet at us @wnyc or email us at [email protected]

  1. After five days and 30 minutes or so, we're going to shut down our live updates here.You sent us stories about your Hurricane Sandy preparations, impact and recovery from the storm through pictures and stories. Scroll back for a look at the conversation this week.

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  2. Cuomo: We will be deploying 30 joint state-federal (@fema) teams in critical areas to help homeowners. Press briefing on @WNYC
  3. The number and website @AGSchneiderman just mentioned on air for post-Sandy gouging complaints: 1-800-771-7755 and bit.ly/7Lp1BS
  4. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is giving a live briefing on WNYC right now. He says he'll hold utilities accountable. #Sandy
  5. Hearing report that double decker tourist bus is cruising around Manhattan w few people. Share that gas?
  6. 85% of Democrats, 65% of independents & 48% of Republicans say there's solid evidence of #GlobalWarming http://pic.twitter.com/lQQWdDHu RT @pewglobal
  7. Oh, my. I've become so accustomed to putting #Sandy at the end of my tweets, that I've been doing it on my Libous tweets. Oy.
  8. And just to cap off a strange week, don't forget to move your clocks back an hour on Sat. night. @WNYC @BrianLehrer
  9. Normal cab from Kew Gardens to LGA $12. Now it's $40 a person due to gas shortage & less drivers on road. #NY (via @Heather_Poole) @wnyc
  10. Temporary polling places in tents, busses from Rockaways to "super site" in Queens may be used on Election Day in NYC: wnyc.org/articles/its-f…
  11. Conflicting reports: @BloombergRadio reports power back in Manhattan Today. @WNYC reports just back south of Frankfurt Street (B'lyn Bridge)
  12. Extended show starting now with updates on power, water, gas, jobs numbers, and more. Listen wny.cc/Yw0YSU
  13. Ain't it telling that the reliable information in this state of disaster is still old media (thank you @WNYC)
  14. Hudson Line Metro North train to GCT is pretty empty. Odd. Damage caused by Sandy along the river is quite visible. @transportnation @WNYC
  15. List of @NYCSchools with alternate locations for Fri 11/2 (could change by Mon). Info came out late last night: schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/C… @WNYC
  16. The view from Penn Station: cancellations galore for NJ Transit. Only NE Corridor running, once an hour. @WNYC http://pic.twitter.com/TSQyY1Gb
  17. Piles of water-logged belongings line the streets in this Rookie's Staten Island neighborhood. Hear her story on @WNYC http://pic.twitter.com/dmRjWVOg
  18. "counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike. they've all come to look for america." talking tonight about songs helping us through the storm. A great post from Soundcheck (WNYC Radio).
  19. In the last 16 hrs, #LIPA connected 20k more homes. The math isn't encouraging. @WNYC #sandyLI
  20. We start early again today - tune in at 9 for the Brian Lehrer Show on @WNYC.
  21. Looking for gas in NJ? NJ.com advises using #njopen and #njgas to share information, search for fuel. Seems valuable. @WNYC

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