Battered by East Coast Snowstorm, Cities Face Digging Out
A massive snowstorm that blanketed the East Coast moved out to sea on Sunday, leaving 18 people dead, near-record snowfall in some major cities and heavy flooding along the coast. Residents emerged with snowplows and shovels, and tens of thousands of stranded travelers were scrambling to get to their destinations or find alternate arrangements. The morning arrived on the Eastern Seaboard with low temperatures and clear skies, as states and cities assessed the storm’s impact and outlined cleanu..>> view originalTravel ban lifted in New York City
Travel ban lifted in New York City New York City lifted a travel ban at 7 a.m. on Sunday."We continue to urge New Yorkers not to travel unless necessary," Mayor Bill de Blasio said. "Our plows will still be clearing the streets, and we must keep the streets passable for emergency vehicles."Alternate side parking regulations were suspended through Friday in the city. The mayor asked residents to not dig their cars out unless they needed to use them for an emergency. He added that sno..>> view originalDe Blasio: This is 'one of the worst snowstorms in New York City ...
A man with an umbrella walks on Times Square during a snowstorm on Saturday in New York. (FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Saturday announced plans to suspend bus, rail and road travel in the New York City area, as snowfall forecasts for the region rose to as much as 30 inches. “Thirty inches would be one of the most serious amounts of snowfall that we have had in decades and to protect public safety we’re going to be closing down the roads,” Cuomo s..>> view originalHistoric winter storm dumps more than 2 feet of snow on NYC
Winter Storm Jonas was one for the books. The bruising blizzard barreled up the East Coast claiming lives and paralyzing cities — including Gotham — with hurricane-force winds and more than two feet of snow. By mid-afternoon Saturday, all New York City roads, bridges and tunnels were closed, with defiant motorists still taking to the streets despite the risk of arrest. Gov. Cuomo said the ban on vehicles would be lifted at 7 a.m. Sunday. At the height of the storm, Cuomo declared a state of em..>> view originalWeekend storm is second on list of five snowiest blizzards in NYC ...
New York City's biggest snowfall on record hit on Feb. 11, 2006, dumping 26.9 inches of powder on the city over two days. The Nor'easter, which affected 13 ...>> view original5 snow shoveling deaths in New York
News 5 snow shoveling deaths in New York (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) NEW YORK (FOX5NY) - Authorities say five people died in New York on Saturday while trying to shovel the snow that was falling all day. All of the victims apparently suffered heart attacks.Gov. Cuomo made the announcement on Sunday during a storm recovery update. Three snow shoveling deaths were have reported to have taken place in New York City on Saturday. One of the deaths took place on Staten Island. The other two hap..>> view originalNew York begins restoring full train service
Cars, buses and subways are rolling again in New York, but the historic blizzard has derailed the Long Island Rail Road for now, officials said Sunday. City schools will be open Monday, officials added — despite the “extraordinarily difficult” storm that means there are still “days and days of work to do” to clear it. As the rest of the region’s mass transit slowly comes back to life Sunday morning, the LIRR was still suffocating under the more than 2 feet of snow dumped by winter storm Jonas, ..>> view originalOfficials Lift Travel Ban On NYC, Long Island Roads, Hudson River ...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The city that never sleeps is moving once again. Officials lifted a rare ban on all road travel in New York City and Long Island. The travel ban also included closing all Hudson River crossings. The ban expired at 7 a.m. LINKS: Latest| Radar | Travel Guide | Airports | Schools Live Blog |Videos | Photos | PHOTOS: Blizzard Strikes Tri-State Area “I know New Yorkers were inconvenienced, but in true New Yorker spirit, they rose to the occasion,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said of t..>> view originalBlizzard puts New York City in 'uncharted territory'
"The city's closing down," she said. A paramedic from Queens, DiVecceli said her ambulance had been stuck Saturday morning when the first of the more than 20 inches of snow expected to pound the city began falling. In the back of the ambulance, DiVecceli's partner tended to a man with abdominal pains.DiVecceli asked a group of building workers whether she could borrow a shovel to free the ambulance. The men said no. She "put the gas to the floor" and the ambulance, finally, jumped out of the sn..>> view originalYour Weekend Briefing: Blizzard, Bloomberg, NFL
Here are the week’s top stories. Photo Credit Bryan Thomas for The New York Times 1. The mid-Atlantic is snowbound after its first blizzard of the season dropped more than two feet of snow in many spots. At least 10 governors declared states of emergency, and 20 deaths were attributed to the weather. Motorists were stranded on highways, public transit was mostly halted, New York City banned driving and thousands of flights were canceled. Digging out could take days, of..>> view original
Sunday, January 24, 2016
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