New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, is flaked by, from left, MTA Chairman, Joseph Lhota; Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano; Cuomo; Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, and Director of Operations for New York State Howard Glaser, far right, as they give a storm updtate on the advancing Hurricane Sandy at the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Bethpage, N.Y.
The trains were running and most lights glowing Saturday in lower Manhattan as displaced residents found their way back home nearly a week after their evacuation.
Only 11,000 Manhattan residents remained without power this weekend, and officials said 80% of normal subway service was restored citywide just five days after the hurricane havoc idled the nation’s largest mass transit system.
All trains should be operating within a few days, officials said.
“Come on out and use the system,” urged Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota during a Saturday news conference.
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