"The one impact of the snow is that A trains are stopping at Lefferts, service to the Rockaways is a shuttle bus," Lieber told NY1. Subway service as of Saturday morning was "operating well," according to MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber. If New Yorkers can, only travel if it's absolutely essential." "Our main goal is keeping these roads passable for emergency vehicles, critical travel. We want to remind everyone watching that they should not expect to see blacktop anytime soon today," he added. "Passable is not blacktop, but we're going to continue to methodically get through the over 6,500 miles of New York City road." "We have passable streets," Grayson said. Speaking to NY1 on Saturday morning, Sanitation Commissioner Edward Grayson called it a "tough storm" and warned residents that the roads would be slick. Good morning! Stay safe out there today ❄️ /eNiJD3Ett2 “We’re fortunate that this storm is taking place on a Friday night into Saturday, because, you know, this allows us to get the city ready by the time commuters go back to work on Monday,” he said. The mayor also asked homeowners to shovel in front of their buildings and advised New Yorkers to “check on elderly neighbors.” “The visibility is really challenging, and it looks deceiving until you try to move around, so this is the time to be home, so that you can just really allow the storm to pass and city employees and teams to do the job.” “Please, don’t go out, because if you are on the roads and you are stuck, you are going to get in the way of the plows, you are going to get in the way of the emergency vehicles,” he said.
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The city’s Sanitation Department was out in full force working to clear streets, but Adams said residents should “stay home today if you don’t have to be out.”
Snowfall totals from across the rest of the city are below:Ĭalling into NY1 Saturday morning, Mayor Eric Adams urged New Yorkers to stay home, if possible. The NY1 forecast projected 8 to 12 inches of snow to fall in the city, with the highest amounts expected in southern and central Queens. on Saturday, 7.5 inches had fallen in Central Park and 8.3 inches had fallen at LaGuardia Airport, according to the National Weather Service. The first flakes from the storm began falling Friday evening, and New York state is currently under a state of emergency.Īs of 2 p.m. NEW YORK - A winter storm began to wind down Saturday afternoon after bringing heavy snow and strong winds to the city.Ī winter storm warning is in effect for the city until 7 p.m., with sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts near 50 mph still possible.
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