Blizzard dumps over 15 inches of snow on NYC as state of emergency continues

"The historic blizzard pummeling New York City with a triple wallop of gusting winds, freezing temperatures and more than 15 inches of snow brought the five boroughts to a near standstill Monday. Central Park had accumulated 15.1 inches of snow by 7 a.m. Monday, with snow forecast to continue through midday. There were no immediate reports of storm-related deaths. But some 200,000 customers lost power in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, according to poweroutage.us."

"Most of the outages in the city are in Queens, where 10,766 customers are without power. Staten Island has 1,771 outages, followed by 303 in Brooklyn. A woman enters a subway train station in Hamilton Heights on Monday. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images) Many public school students were thrilled, their mid-winter recess extended by at least one day, with Mayor Mamdani granting them a full snow day, with no word yet if classes will resume Tuesday."

"Mayor Mamdani declared a state of emergecny Sunday, and urged New Yorkers to stay home if possible and use public transit if they have to move around. A travel ban on all vehicles except first responders, santitation plows and other emergency vehicles remains in effect until noon Monday. Snow blankets brownstones before sunrise on Monday in Brooklyn. (Jeremy Weine/Getty Images)"

New York City experienced a historic blizzard with gusting winds, freezing temperatures and more than 15 inches of snow, bringing the five boroughs to a near standstill. Central Park recorded 15.1 inches by 7 a.m., and snow was forecast to continue through midday. No immediate storm-related deaths were reported, but about 200,000 customers lost power across New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, with Queens hardest hit. Mayor Mamdani declared a state of emergency, urged residents to stay home and imposed a travel ban for most vehicles. Many subway lines faced delays or suspensions, buses moved slowly, and snow totals varied from 12 to 18 inches.

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