Much of lower Manhattan remains without power after Storm Sandy struck late on Monday, although power suppliers hope to get all of Manhattan back on line by Saturday.

New York's West Village was one of the districts that remained powerless late on Thursday, although some bar customers were not deterred.

An image of the Williamsburg Bridge shows where the current power begins and ends.

Some residents have moved out temporarily but others are making do.

New Yorkers are inventive people, though - here a stationary bicycle is used to generate power for mobile phones free of charge.

Greenpeace, too, provided charges for electronic devices from its Rolling Sunlight solar lorry in Queens - as people were given food donations at a relief centre.

Some New Yorkers woke early on Friday to get in line at the petrol stations that remain open.

This driver in New Jersey ran out of fuel while waiting in line.

For many in New York late on Thursday a bus was the only way to make the journey home...