Cuomo: Sandy blamed for at least 15 deaths in New York

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) announced that at least 15 New Yorkers have died as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
The governor said that hundreds of other lives were saved thanks to the extraordinary efforts of the NYPD, state police, National Guard solider and other first responders.
Cuomo added that Sandy has been the inverse of the tropical storms Irene and Lee, which raked upstate and largely spared the metro area last year. This time the damage is concentrated around the city and its transit system.
He says he hopes Wall Street will open Wednesday, along with John F. Kennedy International Airport. LaGuardia Airport will remain closed because of extensive damage.
AP wire services contributed to this report