While about 80,000 homes in New York remain without power, most are dark because they are damaged and utilities cannot safely restore power to them — not because of any delays on the utilities’ part, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday.
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http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/cuomo-says-most-homes-still-without-power-are-too-damaged-for-electricity/
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NYMag.com