Hotmail is down on my iphone 4s

after1:00 am in new York and for two days can't properly access my hotmail on my ipone 4s.  works fine on my pc. never had a problem in the past. tried uninstalling and reinstalling the account on my phone but doesn't help. and now on top of it my contacts are missing hopefully not permanently. only a few old emails appear in my inbox and none in the sub folders.  this is a terrible situation and needs to be fixed quickly. on top of it all it is very hard to get any information or update online from Microsoft! I think this problem is more widespread than I am reading-- are others experiencing this in the US and around the world?  Microsoft, please help and keep us informed!!!