First, power. Looks like it’s suckage no matter how you slice it.

Biggest outage clusters get repaired first. Then smaller clusters. Underground back w/in 3 days, overhead at least a wk #Sandy #ConEdison

— Con Edison (@ConEdison) October 31, 2012

Image source: Adam E. Moreira on Wikimedia Commons

Now about transit. Most of this is from Governor Cuomo and refers to changes starting Thursday, November 1.

#NYtransit update: Grand Central Terminal will reopen to the public by 2PM #sandy

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 31, 2012

BREAKING: Limited LIRR & Metro-North RR service will begin at 2PM More info: mta.info #sandy

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 31, 2012

BREAKING: Limited subway service will be restored to 14 of MTA system’s 23 lines tomorrow #sandy @mtainsider

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 31, 2012

Here are the lines in Queens that are running tomorrow – some will start at 6am, and here’s a map of the lines running on November 1 (warning: pdf):

• 7 trains are suspended.
• A trains will operate in two sections making all local stops: Between 168th Street (Manhattan) and 34th Street-Penn Station; Between Jay Street/MetroTech and Lefferts Blvd.
• F trains operate in two sections making all local stops: Between 179th Street (Queens) and 34th Street-Herald Square; In Brooklyn, between Jay Street-MetroTech and Avenue X
• J trains operate between Jamaica Center and Hewes Street making all local stops.
• L trains operate between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway making all local stops.
• M trains operate between Myrtle Avenue-Broadway and Metropolitan Avenue.
• N trains operate between Ditmars Blvd. (Queens) and 34th Street-Herald Square making all local stops.
• Q trains are suspended.
• R trains operate in Brooklyn between Jay Street-MetroTech and 95th Street making all local stops. No mention of Queens.
• The Rockaway Park S shuttle is suspended.

The Transit Tracker is a great way to stay abreast of the changes in subways and other transit.