Hurricane Irene: MTA begins to slowly restore service, still no subways for Monday morning

As of 4:30 p.m. the MTA will begin restoring limited bus service in New York City, MTA Chairman Jay Walder announced just moments ago.

Restoration will begin in Manhattan and the Bronx, followed by Queens and Brooklyn, however the MTA is unable to restore buses in Staten Island at this time. The Staten Island Ferry out of St. George began running at 3 p.m. today.