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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, LIPA Crews (credit: CBS 2)

Still Without Power, Long Islanders Bemoan Finger-Pointing Between Politicians, LIPA

People on Long Island said they are tired of politicians pointing fingers and laying blame. After 15 days in the dark, they just want a return to normalcy.

2012/11/12

Perota Sisters YouTube Video

Long Island Sisters Rework Taylor Swift Hit To Vent About Power Woes

Residents of Long Island have been screaming, yelling and waving signs as they have continued to live without power and vent their frustration at the Long Island Power Authority.

2012/11/12

LIPA Protesters (credit: CBS 2)

LISTEN: LIPA Executive Questioned On Restoration Effort

Hervey said it remains unclear if LIPA customers will see rates increase due to the storm.

2012/11/12

LIPA Protest

Some Long Island Residents Remain Unsatisfied By LIPA’s Promises

LIPA also had a change of heart about the inspection they told residents would have to undergo before they could get power, but the big move was not enough to end the outrage.

2012/11/11

Power Restored

Reports: Power Restored For Most Con Ed Customers, Majority Of NJ Utilities Restored As Well

About 20,000 customers remain powerless in New York City and Westchester County. That’s down from a peak of over 1 million affected by the storms.

2012/11/10

LIPA Protest

Tempers Boiling Over As Long Island Remains In The Dark, Cold

Long Island residents were rallying Saturday for fed up power customers to voice their frustration about still being in the dark.

2012/11/10

LIPA crew at Richmond Avenue in Amityville on Nov. 2, 2012 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Hempstead Town Supervisor: LIPA Has Failed Those With Special Needs

The Hempstead town supervisor on Saturday accused the Long Island Power Authority of ignoring those with special needs.

2012/11/10

(credit: CBS 2)

National Grid On Power Restoration: Under Circumstances, We’ve Performed ‘Extremely Well’

There was still no light Friday night for hundreds of thousands of Long Island homes. About 150,000 frustrated Long Island Power Authority customers said the company was giving them the run-around and they want to know why.

2012/11/09

Downed trees in Woodbury, Long Island as a result of Sandy (credit: Sophia Hall / WCBS 880)

Angry LIPA Customers Say They Can’t Get Clear Answers About Power Restoration

For those on Long Island without power since Sandy struck, there is word from the Long Island Power Authority that they won’t want to hear.

2012/11/08

Sign in front of a home in Malverne, Long Island. (credit: Samantha Mevorach)

LIPA Customers Grow Weary Of Power Outages As Second Storm Hits The Area

In areas like Roslyn Estates, wires still dangled dangerously and homes were getting colder as a nor’easter bore down on the Tri-State Area on Wednesday, but the utility company said that many people would have to wait longer.

2012/11/07

(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Tri-State Power Outage Information

At its height, millions of people across the Tri-State area were left without electricity in the wake of superstorm Sandy.

2012/11/07

(credit: CBS 2)

LIPA Customers Frustrated By Lack Of Information Amid Sandy-Related Outages

Long Islanders say they aren’t getting any answers from LIPA. There are still 190,000 outages there and on Tuesday, there was a new wrinkle that was angering homeowners.

2012/11/06

Power lines down from Sandy, Oct. 30, 2012 (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

About 1.5 Million Still Without Power In New York Metro Area

A total of about 1.5 million power customers in the Tri-State area remained without power Sunday night, as relief and recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy continued.

CBS New York–2012/11/04

A damaged home in Manhasset (credit: India Gray via Facebook)

LIPA Spokesman Estimates 90 Percent Restoration By Wednesday

Hervey said substations were badly corroded by the saltwater in the storm surge.

2012/11/04

Mayor MIchael Bloomberg

Bloomberg Urges People To Seek Shelter, Slams LIPA Over Rockaways

Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Saturday urged everyone who might need shelter to seek it out as the temperature drops, and slammed the Long Island Power Authority for not attending more promptly to outages in the Rockaways.

CBS New York–2012/11/03

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