( CNN ) -- East Coast residents , some of whom have suffered without power for 12 days , waited Saturday for officials to come through on big promises to end the blackouts . New Jersey Gov . Chris Christie said he expects power to be almost fully restored by the end of the day to the approximately 57,000 customers in his state living in the dark . `` Life will be back -- for most of New Jersey -- to normal come Sunday , '' he said Friday . One week ago , more than 2.4 million customers were without power in 10 states and the District of Columbia following Superstorm Sandy . This week 's nor'easter hampered some of the repairs . By Saturday , about 225,000 customers remained without power in the region . Photos : Finding beauty in the chaos . The majority of New Jersey 's outages are the responsibility of Jersey Central Power & Light . The company 's website backed Christie 's prediction , with a map showing that most areas will have electricity restored by Saturday night . Relief was not as certain next door on Long Island , where a majority -- 127,000 -- of customers remained in the dark . Those homes are served by the Long Island Power Authority , a utility that has come under fire from residents and politicians alike . High school football players help their fellow Sandy victims . Angry customers flooded the company 's Facebook page with insults and stories of suffering a cold winter without power . One man redesigned the utility 's logo to read `` Lie-pa , '' as opposed to its usual acronym , LIPA . LIPA officials stressed Saturday that getting people back online is the utility 's top priority . `` We all want to get this wrapped up , '' said LIPA COO Mike Hervey . `` We want to get the lights on as quickly as we possibly can . '' More than 1 million customers have had their power restored , according to John Bruckner , president of Long Island Electric Transmission & Distribution Services for National Grid . `` We expect to restore 99 % of the customers who lost and can safely accept power by the end of day Tuesday , '' Bruckner said . Frustration mounts in New York neighborhood . On Friday , local and federal officials who stood to speak before residents in Oceanside , on Long Island , were met with boos and pointed questions about whether they had any power and how comfortable they were . `` What are you doing for us ? '' some in the crowd shouted . Braving the boos , Kate Murray , presiding supervisor for the town of Hempstead , suggested residents ask themselves where the utility officials are . `` LIPA is the only entity that can turn on your electricity . Where are they ? '' she said . `` They wo n't talk to us . We call them every day ; they wo n't give us one answer . '' Murray seemed to successfully shift the residents ' cries against the politicians into chants of `` Where is LIPA ? Where is LIPA ? '' `` LIPA has absolutely abrogated all of its duties , '' she said . `` They should be wiped off the face of the earth . '' No one from the utility was present to address the anger . In a written statement , the company said it has more than 8,200 linemen and tree-trimming crews making progress . `` When possible , we will restore power to customers who have been without power for the longest time , '' the utility said in the statement . `` Your safety and well-being remain our No . 1 priority and we thank you for your continued patience during this difficult time . '' On Saturday , Bruckner acknowledged the frustration and said utility workers `` will not stop '' until power is restored to everyone . Storm aid focuses on low-wage workers .
NEW : Outages in New Jersey are down to 57,000 customers . Residents on Saturday are waiting for their power to be restored . New Jersey Gov . Chris Christie promises results by Saturday night . Those on Long Island still in the dark about when power may be restored .