has been cut in after around 40th street. >> reporter: but most got in their cars and didn't get anywhere fast. we're at 67th and 2nd avenue. our goal is to go 31 blocks south on second avenue. let's see how long it takes. the first block took seven minutes. it's going to be a long ride. to ease the brid lock, michael bloo bloomberg announced new rules. >> from 6:00 to midnight if, you're coming into man hat an on one of the bridges, you have to have three people in the car. >> reporter: in other parts of the city, the situation remains dire. after roof top evacuations in staten island, rescuers in boats went house-to-house in this still submerged neighborhood. >> all these homes underwater. again, we're talking about a good six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 12 blocks inland, a good mile or so inland before the water finally recedes over here. >> reporter: here, normalcy very far away. but it is slowly returning to