Hundreds of thousands of Con Ed customers were without power Monday night, including 38,000 in the Bronx, 71,000 in Brooklyn, 193,000 in Manhattan, 74,000 in Queens and 76,000 in Staten Island. Con Ed shut off power preemptively to residents in Brighton Beach and in lower Manhattan.
At least six storm-related deaths were reported, including a teenage girl who was found near the shore on Staten Island. A 29-year old man in Flushing, Queens was killed in bed when a tree crashed into his home and a woman in South Richmond Hill, Queens died after coming into contact with wires in a flooded area. A man in his 50s was also found dead in a flooded lower Manhattan basement, authorities said.
Con Ed's steam station on East 14th Street was under water Monday night.
A record-high 32.5-foot wave was recorded in New York harbor.
Hundreds of thousands of people live in New York City's primary evacuation zone.
Monday morning about 3,100 people were staying in 76 city shelters. Locations can be found on the city's website or by calling 311.
The city's 1.1 million-pupil school system, the largest in the nation, was closed Monday and Tuesday.
City parks are closed.
The city is under a high wind warning from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.
PATH Train service remains suspended indefinitely, the Port Authority said.
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