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“Unprecedented is almost an understatement,” Hochul told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on “New Day” Thursday morning.
Hochul urged commuters to remain at home and to “give us some time to have complete restoration of the trains.” She warned New Yorkers not to venture out into the streets, saying it’s “dangerous” due to fallen power lines and debris.
“There’s going to be a massive cleanup. I would continue to urge people to stay home. Check on your neighbors, give everybody a call, make sure they’re OK, because people are just stunned by what happened last night,” Hochul told CNN.
The governor said she will survey the damage later Thursday and offer assistance where county and city leaders need it.
She added that New York state is “prepared” and “used to disasters, but you just cannot anticipate how much rain fell out of the heavens last night.”