After Hurricane Sandy, New York and New Jersey Face Another Storm?

The National Weather Service announced that New York and New Jersey will face another storm on Wednesday, days after hurricane Sandy ravaged the area.

According to the Associated Press, the storm will bring winds of 55 mph and lots of rain. The National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Pollina told AP, "Prepare for more outages...Stay indoors. Stock up again," and adding that the winds Wednesday will be "stronger than usual, even strong for a Nor'easter."

In the mean time, areas in New York and New Jersey are still coping with many problems, including power outages, shortage of gas and damaged homes.

On Sunday, 80 percent of New York's subway train lines were restored, however many are still running on special service schedules. The N, Q, and R , for instance is only running till 34^th street Herald Square.

Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that 80 percent of the city's subway lines have been restored as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

According to the report, the 7 train is running from Midtown into Queens, the 4,5, and 6 lines are also running from Manhattan into Brooklyn.

Governor Cuomo commended the MTA and other city employees who worked towards restoring the highly damaged subway networks in the city in a matter of a week.

In addition to the transportation and power shortage, the major problem many New Yorkers are facing is a shortage of gas; this too will soon be solved. Governor Cuomo announced that gas would be available in the next two days.

"Fuel is on its way. You don't have to panic...Beginning today you will see an increase in the supply," as reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Limited train services of the Long Island Rail Road have also resumed Thursday morning. Some trains will be running between Jamaica and Penn Station, other lines to Forest Hills, Woodside are also running on limited service schedule. But lines to Oyster Bay, Far Rockaway, West Hempstead among others have all been suspended.

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