Hurricane Sandy 2012, Atlantic, United States

The MTA announced that all subway, bus and commuter rail service would be suspended, beginning at 7 p.m. EDT on October 28 and expected to be unavailable through at least October 30. All PATH train service and stations were shutdown at 12:01 a.m. October 29. 200 National Guard troops were deployed in the city. All bus carriers at the Port Authority Bus Terminal closed at 3 a.m. October 29 U.S. stock trading was suspended for October 29 and October 30. All state courts were closed on October 29, except for arraignments and emergency applications. NYU Langone Medical Center cancelled all surgeries and medical procedures, except for emergency procedures. Additionally, one of NYU Langone Medical Center's backup generators failed, resulting in the evacuation of hundreds of patients, including critically ill patients from the hospital's various intensive care units. On October 27, Google postponed their upcoming Android event in New York City due to the storm. The Staten Island Ferry and East River Ferry services are suspended at least through October 29. Bridges and tunnels will be closed on a case-by-case basis. Major carriers canceled all flights into and out of JFK, LaGuardia and Newark-Liberty airports until it is safe to fly. Broadway cancelled all October 28 evening and October 29 performances. Alternate-side parking and parking meter regulations are suspended on October 29. Grand Central Terminal, Central Park and Battery Park were closed on October 29. The Holland Tunnel and the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel closed at 2 p.m. EDT on October 29. The Tappan Zee Bridge was closed later on that day.
- New England
Governor Dan Malloy partially activated the state's Emergency Operations Center on October 26 and signed a Declaration of Emergency the next day. On October 28, President Obama approved Connecticut's request for an emergency declaration, ahead of Hurricane Sandy making landfall; hundreds of National Guard personnel were deployed. On October 29, Governor Malloy ordered road closures for all state highways to be done in two phases. At 11 a.m. EDT, trucks were prohibited from operating on limited access highways. At 1 p.m. EDT, state highways were closed to all non-emergency vehicles; the last time such an order was issued in Connecticut was during the Blizzard of 1978. Numerous mandatory and partial evacuations were issued in cities across Connecticut.
On October 28, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee and the state's Emergency Management Agency urged that Rhode Islanders be prepared for the storm and "pay attention to the news" as Sandy approaches. Additionally, National Grid USA, Rhode Island's leading energy company, has announced that they are more well prepared than during Hurricane Irene in 2011, when power outages were widespread in the state due to what National Grid has said was a lack of communication amongst National Grid employees.