Tens of thousands of homes and businesses who just recently regained power are again in the dark after a new storm hit the Northeast, a week after Superstorm Sandy knocked out power to millions in the region and left dozens dead.
The nor'easter brought down tree limbs and electrical wires, and utilities in New York and New Jersey reported that nearly 60,000 customers who lost power because of Sandy lost it all over again.  
 The Long Island Rail Road, one of the nation's biggest commuter train systems, suspended all service again after struggling over the past several days to get up and running in Sandy's wake. Airlines canceled at least 1,300 U.S. flights in and out of the New York metropolitan area, causing a new round of disruptions that rippled across the country.
"I know everyone's patience is wearing thin," John Miksad, senior vice president of electric operations at Consolidated Edison, the chief utility in New York City, said. 
Forecasters said the latest storm appeared weaker than first thought, but it still brought high winds, rain and wet snow that caused further damage to an already weakened infrastructure of the country's most densely populated region. 
Authorities warned that rain and 60 mph gusts in the evening and overnight could topple even more trees wrenched loose by Sandy and erase some of the hard-won progress made in restoring power to millions of customers. Thousands of people in low-lying neighborhoods staggered by the superstorm just over a week ago were urged to clear out.
In New York City, police went to low-lying neighborhoods with loudspeakers, urging residents to leave. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg didn't issue mandatory evacuations, and many people stayed behind, some because they feared looting, others because they figured whatever happens couldn't be any worse than what they have gone through already.
"We're petrified," said James Alexander, a resident of the hard-hit Rockaways section of Queens. "It's like a sequel to a horror movie."