Much of lower Manhattan remains dark, as viewed from the darkened Manhattan side of the pedestrian walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 in New York. In the wake of superstorm Sandy, power outages still plague much of the New York area. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Much of lower Manhattan remains dark, as viewed from the darkened Manhattan side of the pedestrian walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 in New York. In the wake of superstorm Sandy, power outages still plague much of the New York area. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)