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