Millions along the East Coast were hit by a massive blizzard that could drop as much as 24 inches of snow on the Northeast, forecasters warned.
Some 350,000 people were without power across the Northeast as the storm continues to ramp up.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned New Yorkers to stay inside, but declined to give a concrete answer on whether homeless people would be forced off the streets for their own safety just weeks after more than a dozen froze to death.
Hizzoner also declared a travel ban across the five boroughs until noon Monday.
Thousands of flights in and out of the NYC-metro area were canceled by Sunday afternoon. While the Big Apple’s subway system will operate on modified service during the onslaught, the Long Island Rail Road was shut down, and Metro-North will run on a holiday schedule Monday, with weekend schedules in place on branch lines.
Across the Hudson, thousands were already without power as of Sunday evening, and Gov. Mikie Sherrill issued a mandatory travel ban that will end at 7 a.m. Monday. NJ Transit suspended service.
Follow along with live coverage of the major storm that’s pummeling New York City and more than 70 million Americans with heavy snow:
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