NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York taxi and car service companies started pulling vehicles off the road on Thursday as the fuel crunch deepened, with the vast majority of storm-hit service stations in the greater New York area now out of gasoline or without power.

Power outages and fuel shortages have forced many gasoline stations to shut, and now threaten efforts in New York and New Jersey to get back to business after Hurricane Sandy.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drivers and homeowners scrambled to secure fuel for their cars and generators in the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday as storm-hit gasoline stations started to run dry.

More than half of all gasoline service stations in the New York City area and New Jersey were shut because of depleted fuel supplies and power outages, frustrating attempts to restore normal life, industry officials said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drivers and homeowners scrambled to secure fuel for their cars and generators in the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday as storm-hit gasoline stations started to run dry.

More than half of all gasoline service stations in the New York City area and New Jersey were shut because of depleted fuel supplies and power outages, frustrating attempts to restore normal life, industry officials said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than half of all gasoline service stations in the New York City area and New Jersey were shut on Wednesday because of power outages and depleted fuel supplies, frustrating attempts to restore normal life in the wake of powerful storm Sandy, industry officials said.

Reports of long lines, dark stations and empty tanks circulated across the region on Wednesday, with some station owners unable to pump fuel due to a lack of power. Others quickly ran their tanks dry because of intensified demand and logistical problems in delivering fresh supplies.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than half of all service stations in the New York City area and New Jersey were shut on Wednesday due to power outages and depleted fuel supplies, frustrating attempts to restore normal life in the wake of powerful storm Sandy, industry officials said.

Reports of long lines, dark stations and empty tanks circulated across the region on Wednesday, with some station owners unable to pump fuel due to a lack of power, while others quickly ran their tanks dry because of intensified demand and logistical problems in delivering fresh supplies.

NEW YORK Oct 31 (Reuters) – More than half of all service
stations in the New York City area and New Jersey were shut on
Wednesday due to power outages and depleted fuel supplies,
frustrating attempts to restore normal life in the wake of
powerful storm Sandy, industry officials said.

Reports of long lines, dark stations and empty tanks
circulated across the region on Wednesday, with some station
owners unable to pump fuel due to a lack of power, while others
quickly ran their tanks dry because of intensified demand and
logistical problems in delivering fresh supplies.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Residents of lower Manhattan faced up to four days without power on Tuesday as Consolidated Edison, New York City’s power provider, scrambled to repair the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy.

Almost every street below Times Square in the city’s Midtown district was plunged into darkness on Monday night after an explosion at a Con Edison power station on 14th Street threw the electricity provider’s plans for controlled shutdowns into disarray.

NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) – More than 8.1 million U.S.
homes and businesses were without power on Tuesday after
Hurricane Sandy tore down power lines, flooded electrical
networks and sparked an explosion at a Consolidated Edison
substation on Manhattan’s East River.

About a quarter of New York City’s homes and businesses were
without power 15 hours after Hurricane Sandy roared ashore
accompanied by a nearly 14-foot (4.2-metre) tidal surge that
flooded empty subway and highway tunnels.

NEW YORK Oct 30 (Reuters) – At least 7.3 million homes and
businesses on the U.S. East Coast were without power on Tuesday
after Hurricane Sandy tore down power lines, flooded networks
and sparked an explosion at a Consolidated Edison
substation on Manhattan’s East River.

Almost a quarter of New York City homes were without power
13 hours after Sandy roared ashore with hurricane strength
winds, felling trees and bringing a dangerous tidal surge that
has paralyzed the transport system in the United States’ biggest
city.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York power company Consolidated Edison Inc ED.N said on Monday that it had shut off power to part of Lower Manhattan to protect electrical equipment and to allow for quicker restoration after Hurricane Sandy passes.

The company said in a release it cut service to two areas. The first is bounded by Frankfort Street to the north; William Street to the west; Wall Street to the south; and the East River. The second area is bounded by Broadway to the west; Wall Street to the north; and the southern tip of Manhattan.