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Tempers flared Wednesday morning outside City Hall as some residents complained the city was slow to get food and other supplies out to the stranded.
New Yorkers in fuel scramble as storm-hit pumps dry upBy David Sheppard and Edward McAllister | Reuters – 2 hours 31 minutes agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Drivers and homeowners scrambled to secure fuel for their cars and generators in the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday as storm-hit gasoline stations started to run dry.More than half of all gasoline service stations in the New York City area and New Jersey were shut because of depleted fuel supplies and power outages, frustrating attempts to restore normal life, industry officials said.Reports of long lines, dark stations and empty tanks circulated across the region. Some station owners were unable to pump fuel due to a lack of power, while others quickly ran their tanks dry because of increased demand and logistical problems in delivering fresh supplies.
WHERE IS FEMA???!!!!!!!!!!!
Mayor mandates car passenger minimums in Manhattan By JENNIFER FERMINO and SALLY GOLDENBERG Last Updated: 8:31 PM, October 31, 2012 Posted: 2:32 PM, October 31, 2012Midday traffic West end Ave, North from 43rd St Photo by Dan BrinzacCars with less than three passengers will be virtually barred from entering Manhattan, Mayor Bloomberg announced today, in a desperate bid to relief gridlocked city streets.This post-Hurricane Sandy rule will be enforced from 6 a.m. to midnight tomorrow and Friday."To reduce the number of cars coming into Manhattan, however, we have to take some steps. The streets just cannot handle the number of cars that have tried to come in," the mayor said today."I know it is inconvenient for a lot of people. But the bottom line is the streets can only handle so much."
Last I heard they were busy stopping workers in NY from starting to fix things. FEMA wants to decide the order they go in.
Oh dear. That will only end in tears.
