New York Police officers turn back traffic entering the Long Island City section in the Queens borough of New York, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Much of New York was plunged into darkness Monday by a superstorm that overflowed the city's historic waterfront, flooded the financial district and subway tunnels and cut power to nearly a million people.
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New York City, N.Y. -- With New York City’s emergency-call system overrun in the midst storm, Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday night asked the public not to call 911 save for life-threatening situation and he urged motorists to stay off city roads.
As of Monday night, the 911 system was receiving roughly 10,000 calls per half an hour. The typical volume is 1,000 calls per half an hour.
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