New York City showed signs of getting back on its feet today in the effects of the devastating Hurricane Sandy as its 108-year-old subway system roared back to partial life at 5 a.m.
“It’s the lifeline of the city,” said one early rider.
The subway will only offer limited service, as much of downtown Manhattan still has no power and only three of the eight East River subway tunnels have been dried out. In areas without subway service, there are some shuttle buses running as well as bus service, and all subways and buses will be free today. Read more here.
{Andy Heller-Matzav.com Newscenter}
IT’S FOR FREE?
I PAY MONTHLY A MTA TAX EVEN THOUGH I HARDLY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR MY FAMILY’S BASIC NEEDS