<P> On October 31, over 6 million customers were still without power in 15 states and the District of Columbia . The states with the most customers without power were New Jersey with 2,040,195 customers; New York with 1,933,147; Pennsylvania with 852,458; and Connecticut with 486,927 . </P> <P> The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq reopened on October 31 after a two - day closure for the storm . More than 1,500 FEMA personnel were along the East Coast working to support disaster preparedness and response operations, including search and rescue, situational awareness, communications and logistical support . In addition, 28 teams containing 294 FEMA Corps members were pre-staged to support Sandy responders . Three federal urban search and rescue task forces were positioned in the Mid-Atlantic and ready to deploy as needed . </P> <P> On November 2, the American Red Cross announced they had 4,000 disaster workers across storm damaged areas, with thousands more en route from other states . Nearly 7,000 people spent the night in emergency shelters across the region . </P> <P> Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together, a live telethon on November 2 that featured rock and pop stars such as Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Jon Bon Jovi, Mary J. Blige, Sting and Christina Aguilera, raised around $23 million for American Red Cross hurricane relief efforts . </P>

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