<p>Even partial subway service won’t be restored by Thursday afternoon, I think.</p>
<p>Well I mean I suppose I could take the LIRR, but that isn’t sustainable for the 4-5 days I’m going to be there, and I have close friends to visit in Astoria. I have sunk costs in megabus and greyhound tickets so I could make this trip, and taking a taxi is totally out of the question.</p>
<p>Buses will be on a weekend schedule tomorrow, don’t know about Thursday. <a href=“http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/busqns.pdf[/url]”>http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/busqns.pdf</a></p>
<p>Call and ask the companies who sold you the tickets if you can reschedule. Don’t go if you don’t have to.</p>
<p>Hopefully the 7 will be back on since it’s mostly above ground, but there are buses you can take from midtown through queens to union turnpike. From there youd have to take the q44/q20a/b. </p>
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<p>Stay home. It’s a war zone here.</p>
<p>What zoos says. It’s not a good time for visiting New York.</p>
<p>LIRR isn’t operating at all. </p>
<p>You can take a bus or you can take a cab.</p>
<p>Buses are currently running on a Sunday schedule, which is incredibly truncated, and were supposed to have more service tomorrow but it was just announced that that won’t be the case. Power is completely out below 39th street and in vast other areas. There are fires buring in some places and as the water recedes, bodies are being recovered. Stores lost power and it’s not that easy to get food even where they have reopend. Roads are impassable, cell and regular phone service are intermittent at best, Internet is not working in most places. In high rises with no power,there is no water. Everyone is suffering here. I can’t imagine anyone welcoming a guest right now, even if they are being polite. You shouldn’t come. It is not safe and it’s not considerate. If you do come, expect to be absolutely miserable.</p>
<p>Have talked to several friends in NYC in the past couple of days, as well as seen the Facebook info posted. Stay home. Zoosermom and Garland are right. It’s a mistake to visit for anything other than something absolutely necessary. And even then, not much is absolutely necessary in the current situation.</p>
<p>Zoosermom I would like to ask about your posts. It sounds horrible where you are, but I am told that midtown Manhattan is okay from the perspective that hotels are open, power is on, most of the Broadway and off-Broadway shows around Times Square are back on. So, if someone (Me!) has a plane ticket and somehow manages to get to hotel, would it really be so bad to stay in midtown for a few days and participate in a few limited cultural acvities. I would be happy to walk everywhere. (Museums are open for example.)</p>
<p>All power below 39th Street is still off, including for hotels. Food is tough to come by and people are fighting over gas. I work in Times Square and not all of Times Square has power. Places that do have power may not have it an hour from now or tomorrow. All power isn’t expected to be restored for ten days Since you asked my opinion, I think it would be incredibly insensitive to come here now if you don’t have to. Every seat a tourist takes up on a bus is one that someone who neds to be here can’t use or who gets him or herself into trouble and has to be rescue by exhausted first responders. You can not walk everywhere and if you insist on coming, make sure you are prepared for what would happen if you are caught in a blackout. However, the airports aren’t all up and running yet so you may not be able to get here before the weekend anyway.</p>
<p>I live in NOLA and lived through Katrina. PLEASE heed these people’s warnings. While people were suffering, the powers that be made sure the French Quarter and bars were open for the tourists. Disgusting. I understand you have a plane ticket in hand, but I would hope the airline would refund your money, in light of the circumstances, but I’m sure there are some out there who won’t. Wishing all of you in the affected areas a safe and speedy recovery. You are in our prayers.</p>
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<p>You’d be surprised.</p>
<p>But thanks for your response.</p>
<p>PS Megabus isn’t resuming service until tomorrow, and Greyhound is currently not running service into NYC. They haven’t announced when service will resume.</p>
<p>[quoteYou’d be surprised.</p>
<p>No. I wouldn’t. I am here and you are not. Are you aware of how many streets in midtown are closed to cars AND PEDESTRIANS due to cranes, scaffolding, debris, tree limbs and windows falling? Didn’t think so.</p>
<p>YOU CAN NOT WALK EVERYWHERE IN MIDTOWN RIGHT NOW.</p>
<p>“You’d be surprised.” Not the best or most sensitive response. Especially from an outsider.</p>
<p>Wait till next week. When most of the power is back, people have returned to their homes, and supplies have been brought in. Autumn is great in New York, Just wait a week.</p>
<p>zoosermom, would you recommend somebody scheduled to run the NYC marathon to stay home as well?</p>
<p>I appreciate your giving me a response, or I wouldn’t have asked.</p>
<p>It really is difficult to assess when some of the news reports in our part of the country indicate that things are getting back to normal, albeit slowly. The marathon will go on? I don’t know and that is why I asked.</p>
<p>Calling me “insensitive” and “an outsider” is rather snarky. Please don’t be that way as it only reflects poorly on New York. </p>
<p>The Analyst: My hubbie is scheduled to run the marathon too. The NYRR acts like it’s all fine. The messages I am getting are very mixed.</p>
<p>No! The marathon is Sunday and we are all getting ready for that. I think we have enough time to get ready, the participants will be motivated to be where they are supposed to be, and there is a lot of support for that. You should definitely come, but heed warnings. Some places are boiling water, some subways won’t be running, some specific areas will be deemed unsafe. Just bring your common sense along with your running shoes and GOOD LUCK!</p>