New York, N.Y. (AP) - Some key information about the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in New York:
POWER OUTAGES: About 538,000 customers remain without electricity statewide, down from a peak of about 2.2 million Tuesday. Most continue to be in New York City, its northern suburbs and on Long Island, where the Long Island Power Authority was reporting about 287,000 still without power as of 5:30 a.m. Monday. Con Edison was reporting about 163,000 out of power, Orange and Rockland had 67,000, New York State Electric & Gas reported about 21,000 and Central Hudson Gas and Electric had 77.
EVACUATIONS: 375,000 people were ordered to leave flood-prone zones in New York City.
SHELTERS: About 4,800 people stayed at 14 shelters Sunday in New York City.
DEATHS: At least 47, including at least 40 in New York City. Deaths were attributed to falling trees, drowning, electrocution and car accidents.
CLOSINGS: All New York City schools, accept for 65, are expected to reopen Monday. Of those, 57 were damaged and eight will remain open as temporary shelters. Students at those schools will be relocated. Service in most of New York's subway system resumed operations. All Metro-North commuter rails resumed full service. The Long Island Rail Road commuter lines will have limited service on all of its lines. All three of the city's major airports are open. Amtrak restarted modified service to New York City, including from Albany-Rensselaer, and modified Northeast Regional service on the Northeast Corridor between Boston, New York City and Washington, D.C.
HIGHLIGHTS: As a cold snap set in on Sunday, Mayor Bloomberg said 20,000 people could need housing help because of damaged homes or lack of heat. Besides Red Cross shelters, FEMA said anyone with a storm-damaged home could get a voucher for temporary housing in a hotel.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Everybody is going to be coming back to work so I expect it's going to be a zoo on the subway." - Whitney Browne of Brooklyn Heights on Monday's return to work.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.)
