Compiled by Anush Elbakyan, Boston.com correspondent

A new gasoline rationing plan that lets motorists fill up every other day went into effect in New York on Friday, as utility crews made some progress erasing outages that put thousands of homes and businesses in the dark in a region still reeling from superstorm Sandy.

Pictured: People waited in line for gasoline at a Hess station in Brooklyn, where gas is still scarce on Nov. 8.