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"Like me, thousands of travelers are still stranded after what New York City is calling their fifth-largest storm in the city&amp;#039;s history. Just over 4,155 flights were canceled between Sunday morning and Monday night due to the snow storm nightmare that swept up the east coast Sunday. In some areas, the snow build up reached 32 inches and the winds gusts were 80 mph, making it impossible to clear the snow off the runways fast enough before more snow blew over. All three major airports surrounding New York City\u2014Newark Liberty, John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia were all shutdown for over 24 hours. Yesterday, both JFK and LaGuardia re-opened come 6pm and Newark Liberty this morning, but with limited ability to get planes in and out. LaGuardia had just 10 arrivals and two departures scheduled for Monday night and only one runway in operation. Many airlines waited until the last possible minute to cancel flights, leaving travelers stunned with the next available flight out not being until Thursday or Friday at the earliest. Stressed passengers are not only sleeping in airport terminals, they&amp;#039;re missing work and their loved ones. In addition to the airline issues, other forms of public transportation along the East Coast have been disrupted as well such as Amtrak, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Jersey Transit, bus lines and car services. Most of the services have resumed, but many find themselves unable to book a seat until later in the week because of all the congestion. Many New York residents are disappointed in the cleanup efforts by the city, claiming the area wasn&amp;#039;t ready for this type of weather situation at all. However, Mayor Bloomberg discussed the concerns and claimed abandoned cars left in streets were making snow plowing and cleanup very difficult. For me, besides the stress of missing work, I&amp;#039;m able to enjoy these extra days with my family, but I most certainly feel for those that are stranded in unknown cities and in airports. Hopefully, come Saturday, the December 2010 Blizzard will be behind us and we can enjoy what the New Year has to offer! \u2013 Olivia Putnal, Assistant Editor  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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