Along the East
Coast, all major airports have reopened, although flights are still being cancelled. Museums, theaters,
tour buses and other tourist attractions that were closed by the superstorm are starting to reopen. Here’s a story about air travel. And following is a
list, far from comprehensive, of what’s
open and closed. Thanks to the Associated Press for much of the information.
In Manhattan, most
Broadway shows were playing again. The Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan
Museum, Empire State Building, Top of the Rock and Rockefeller Plaza ice rink
were open. Circle Line boats were operating again.
City parks,
including Central Park, were expected to reopen Saturday. The 9/11 Memorial was
closed but not damaged.
Ellis Island, site of the newly reopened Statue of
Liberty, and Ellis Island were closed after suffering severe water damage.
Elsewhere in
New York City: Parts of the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx had
reopened. The Brooklyn Botanical Garden was expected to reopen on Friday. The
aquarium on the Coney Island Boardwalk was closed indefinitely. In Queens, much
of the Rockaway Beach boardwalk was destroyed.
In Newport,
Rhode Island, about half of the Cliff Walk was closed because of extensive
damage but the historic mansions along the walk did not suffer serious damage.
In Seaside
Heights, New Jersey, the waterfront rides on Casino Pier are gone and the
boardwalk was destroyed.
In Washington,
D.C., the Smithsonian Institution's museums and National Zoo reopened.
In Atlantic City,
N.J., the casinos, although largely unharmed, remained closed.