Facing Snowstorm, Power Grid In New York Prepares For A Walloping Post-Sandy Snowstorm

NEW YORK -- Political leaders and utility companies in New York City prepared for a nasty winter snowstorm Friday afternoon that could knock out power to tens of thousands. Even as the first residents started to lose electricity because of the storm, however, officials projected confidence in their restoration of the electrical grid in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. "We do expect the system, from a snowstorm standpoint, to really behave much like it would have before Sandy," said John Bruckner, pr...