A Return To Normal
There are signs of life trying to return to normal days after Sandy left behind a path of destruction in New Jersey. But for many, particularly on the state’s barrier island, there’s a new normal.
NJ Transit buses resumed service on 80 percent of their routes Thursday. Passengers will face delays because many traffic lights are out and roads are closed.
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State government offices are reopening for the first time this week.
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The return of at least part of the New York City subway system had commuters lined up at Penn Station at 6 a.m. while others found it a slow-go on gridlocked highways. Television footage today showed heavy traffic crawling into Manhattan as police turned away cars that carried fewer than three people — a rule meant to ease the congestion that paralyzed the city earlier this week.
The George Washington Bridge, to the suprise of many, was also under the 3-passenger maximum for those who wanted to travel into Manhattan once they got to the New York side.
Subways are running at no charge today and tomorrow;
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