Update on the City’s response to Hurricane Sandy:

-There are buses at our 5 disaster assistance centers that will help people get to shelters and at Seward Park High School

-We have 25,000 blankets on the way to shelters in the Rockaways, Coney Island, and on Staten Island right now. To find a warming center near you visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/warming_ctr.html

-There are 1,750 schools in the city; the vast majority of them will be open Monday. Find information on school relocations at http://on.nyc.gov/U0sWBn or text ‘nycschools’ to 877-877. To find a list of schools that are serving as shelters and will be closed to students until Wednesday, visit http://schools.nyc.gov

-The Mayor thanked all of the volunteers who are pitching in to help. It really means a lot and it shows what a big heart New Yorkers have. To find out more about volunteering visit http://nycservice.org

-There are 42 families who have to cope with a terrible loss, and we should make sure they are in our prayers.

-If you’re without power, and you are using candles to light your home, please exercise extreme caution.

-Daylight savings ends tonight; remember to check the batteries on your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.

-The Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC has raised $12 million donated by more than 3,500 people to support relief efforts, and money continues to come in. To donate visit http://www.nyc.gov/fund or text NYCFUND to 50555 to give $10 to the Mayor’s Fund that will provide essential aid and supplies to New Yorkers in need.

-There have been people who’ve sat in cars for hours trying to buy gas. It’s frustrating but this should be less of a problem in coming days. It may take a few days before you see the effect of the additional fuel supply at your neighborhood service station.

-Con Edison crews have restored electricity to more than 645,000 customers, about 70% of all those who lost power since Hurricane Sandy. While power to most of Manhattan is back, there are still tens of thousands of customers without steam power, and therefore without heat.

-Full service has been restored from end to end on the 4, 5, 6 in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx. For more transit updates, visit http://mta.info.