In the aftermath of Storm Sandy, it appears the northwest Bronx has emerged relatively unscathed compared to other parts of the region. Though a few thousand customers remain without power and there are some downed trees, this part of the Bronx did not suffer from any of the flooding problems that has devastated some of the city’s coastal areas, including those in the east Bronx.

Mayor Bloomberg said there were fires in some 80 homes, most of them in Queens and Staten Island, some in the Bronx. He said there were 10 deaths related to the storm in New York City. We haven’t seen any reports of storm-related deaths in the Bronx at this point.

As of 1 a.m. this morning, there were 650,000 Con Edison customers in NYC and Westchester County without power, according to the power company’s latest update on its website. The Bronx — with 38,000 outages (the Riverdale Press reported that 42,518 Bronxites were without power) — was the least affected borough. Still, with severe damage to its equipment and facilities, especially in lower Manhattan, Con Ed is saying power may not be restored to customers for at least a couple of days, maybe more. (Con Ed is saying the damage it has suffered is “unprecedented.”)

According to Con Ed’s Storm Center map, most of the Bronx’s power outages are in the east Bronx — City Island, Throgs Neck, County Club, Pelham Gardens, etc. The Riverdale Press is reporting that 3,465 customers in the Riverdale area don’t have power.

Here in the northwest Bronx, aside from what the Press is reporting about Riverdale, the hardest hit area was Morris Heights, where some 2,838 customers are without power. In University Heights, near Devoe Park, 385 are reportedly powerless. There are three customers who don’t have power around East 183rd Street and Park Avenue. Near Bronx Community College, more than 300 people are out. For the complete and evolving map of power outages in the city, click here.

Some other updates:

— Schools are closed today and will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday. Classes at all CUNY colleges, including Lehman College and Bronx Community College, have been cancelled today.

— Subways and commuter trains all remain suspended and there is no timetable to get them back online. While several tunnels and stations remain flooded in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, the MTA says it will attempt to get trains runnings in areas that are not damaged, which could be good news for Bronxites where damage is limited. Bloomberg is saying it could be three or four days before subways are back up.

— Alternate side parking and parking meters are suspended today.

— New York courts are closed today.

— Parks and beaches remain closed until further notice.

— Report power outages or downed power wires to Con Edison by calling 1-800-752-6633 or online here. Don’t go near power lines!

— Use 311 (call or text message) for downed trees or other damage reports un-related to power outages or downed power lines, not 911. Use 911 only for emergencies. Bloomberg says the city has received more than 4,000 reports of downed trees, most of them in Queens.

— Bridges remain closed for the time being, though Gov. Cuomo has opened up some for emergency personnel only (which is a good sign that damage is limited if not non-existent).

— Bloomberg signed an executive order allowing all livery cabs to pick up street hails, legally.

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