I have no problem getting thru to my friends in Queens. Telephone lines are working fine. New York City phone lines in Manhattan are fine. I just got thru to 3 people in Manhattan. This is not a lockdown (thank god). They said 12 buildings are on fire too. The Tunnels are all closed.
Long-distance is probably just overloaded (easy to figure out why). Local service just fine, or I wouldn't be here.
Well, I just heard a plane in the air on the LaGuardia route. Couldn't get to the window in time to see what kind, but I can't imagine the airports are open again just yet.