Sandy: Worst disaster for NYC metro's 108 years

October 30, 2012 15:42

Update on Storm Sandy: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said early on Tuesday that the storm was the worst disaster in the history of the New York City subway system.

"The New York City subway system is 108 years old, but it has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night,' said Joseph J. Lhota, the authority's chairman, in a statement.

"All of us at the M.T.A. are committed to restoring the system as quickly as we can to help bring New York back to normal.'He outlined the extent of the damage that city workers and residents would face in the coming days:As of last night, seven subway tunnels under the East River flooded. Read

@SalmanRushdie Almost 6am. Still no power, but the tree made it!

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