The Federal Government will cover the complete costs of emergency power and transit for New York and New Jersey. According to the Craig Fugate, an administrator at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), President Obama said that the federal government would cover the power restoration and transit repairs.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Thursday that he endorses President Barrack Obama in the upcoming presidential elections of 2012 because he feels Obama's environmental policies will be more effective in curbing global warming.
Major New York LaGuardia Airport reopened Thursday four days after major hurricane Sandy. New York's other major airport John F. Kennedy, and New Jersey's Newark Airport reopened Wednesday, but due to excessive flooding LaGuardia remained closed for an extra day.