She tried to drive through a flooded section of Father Capodanno Boulevard, about six miles from her home, but realized the water was too deep.

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On Father Capodanno Boulevard in Staten Island's Midland Beach, frigid gusts blew in from the water, but those residents who have moved back in to their houses said the wind wasn't as bad as feared even at the height of the storm.

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At either end of the bridge, the MTA plans to construct new ramps one to connect with the HOV lane on the Gowanus Expressway, the other a flyover for buses coming from Staten Island's Father Capodanno Boulevard, so buses can avoid the "turbulence" of crossing multiple traffic lanes at the toll plaza, Mr. Ferrara said.

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