Power still out for many in New York city
<p><span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Superstorm">Superstorm</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="October">October</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="blaming">blaming</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>.</p><p><span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Cuomo">Cuomo</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nassau">Nassau</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pump">pump</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.”</p><p><span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Cuomo">Cuomo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Superstorm">Superstorm</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>.</p><p>“<span word="These">These</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circulatory">circulatory</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circulatory">circulatory</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="paralyze">paralyze</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.”</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="archaic">archaic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obsolete">obsolete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>.”</p>
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