Image: U.S. Coast Guard via Reuters

Residents of the Northeast eager to get out and about after Superstorm Sandy’s rampage discovered Wednesday that they couldn’t get very far.

As sunshine spread over the area for the first time since Sandy hit the coast Monday, there were some signs of progress from authorities working round the clock to restore the region to its usual hustle and bustle:

  • Wall Street reopened Wednesday.
  • Three of seven flooded East River tunnels in New York City were cleared of water Wednesday. Full bus service was restored before being suspended overnight in southern parts of Manhattan. Some train service resumed.
  • Very limited subway service was set to resume Thursday — none of it, however, south of 34th Street in Manhattan because of stubborn power failures.

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