Evacuations remain in place for nearly four hundred thousand in New York City. Well over a million are still evacuated from other locations, as well.
Bellevue Hospital, in New York City, is so badly flooded that the hospital is shutting down for two to three weeks. The waters have blocked the ability to refill the backup generators, and power is gone. All of it's patients are being transferred to other locals. Twenty-one other medical facilities were being evacuated across the city.
Between Staten Island and Woodbridge, New Jersey about three hundred thousand gallons of diesel have leaked into the waters of Arthur Kill. Oil has begun to wash up into nearby creeks, and there are worries for fishing and clamming industries located nearby. Two hundred people are working with the Coast Guard to contain and clean up the spill.
An explosion on Long Island, ended renewed power in the area. It occurred at a Consolidated Edison substation near the East River. Hopes are for the repair to be completed by the weekend.
The New York Stock Exchange reopened Wednesday morning. Limited subway service returned to sections of New York City, on Wednesday evening. Both JFK and Newark began limited flights, Wednesday morning, with La Guardia expected to join them Thursday. Very little flooding remains in the city, according to a spokesman.
New Jersey National Guard troops have been delivering food and water to several areas of New Jersey. Several towns and communities are only reachable by helicopter and water. Much of that area is without any kind of power, and some may not see it for over a week. Waters there have barely begun to recede, normal water heights are not expected til at least next week, either.
Other parts of the north east are cleaning up as well, but it is definitely clear where the worst of the damage occurred.
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