5 Things You Need to Know the Day After Irene

1. Power Outages End for Some, Continue for Others

At a press conference held Sunday night, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the number of New York utility customers without power because of Hurricane Irene has reached over 900,000.

As of Sunday night, and according to Con Edison's online power outage map, over 1,976 of those customers are from White Plains. Con Ed's power outage map currently lists "Sept. 1 11:59 p.m." as the "Estimated Restoration Time" for areas still affected.

Early reports around the County point to the fact that power will mostly likely be back before then, however, hopefully as early as Tuesday. 

Reports out of County Executive Robert P. Astorino's office are that Con Edison will distribute dry ice to Westchester residents Monday. Residents are urged to check for updates on www.westchestergov.com.

Inquiries and reports concerning power outages can be directed to:

NYSEG customers can call 1-800-572-1131.

Con Ed customers can report problems and view outage maps at www.conEd.com or call 1-800-752-6633. Report downed wires to the White Plains Public Safety's non-emergency number at 914-422-6111

2. No Metro-North Railroad Monday, NYC Subways on Limited Service

From mta.info: 

Metro-North Railroad cannot operate regular service on any of its three lines, on Monday, August 29. There is still significant damage to many portions of the Metro-North system. Local streams and the Bronx River continue to overflow their banks and high winds continue to fell trees across the tracks.

New York City Subway: In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the MTA will provide limited service on Monday, August 29. The MTA's regular fare and toll policy will resume on Monday at 5:00 a.m.

With limited exceptions, service will resume across the subway system at 6:00 a.m. Monday morning. Service will be less frequent than normal, and customers should expect longer waits and more crowded trains. Frequency of service will improve over the course of the day.

Exceptions:

• 3 trains will operate between 137th Street/City College and New Lots Avenue; Substitute bus service will be provided between Harlem 148th Street and 135th Street connecting with the 2 train.
• C trains suspended; A trains will make all local stops from 207th St. to Lefferts Blvd.
  • No service in the Rockaways. (Rockaway Blvd. to Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park)
• 6 trains runs local in the Bronx
• 7 trains run local
• S Franklin Avenue Shuttle (FAS) Suspended
• N trains terminate at Kings Highway. Shuttle bus service between Kings Highway and Stillwell Terminal.

The Check back with Patch for updates and developments.

3. After the Storm, the Sun

It is only fitting that one of the worst storms in recent memory would be followed by a week of sunshine and mild temperatures. The National Weather Service forecasts a sunny day with a high of 77 and low of 57 for Monday, with wind between 8 and 10 mph.

Winds will be calm tonight, and temperatures will be between 77 and 83 degrees between now and Friday in White Plains. Click here for the full forecast.

4. Inconvenienced By Irene? Tell Us

Did you lose power? Are you still without it? What will you do until Thursday? Has your home flooded? Are you lending a helping hand to your neighbors?

Please to share your story by emailing dina.sciortino@patch.com with your phone number, pictures, video and everything else.

5. Many Thanks to...

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