"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."
"Power problems in the Rockaways in Queens shut down the Rockaway Shuttle overnight and the Staten Island Railway was suspended in both directions due to the weather. Elsewhere in the subway system, delays plagued service and sparked some service changes - C train service was suspended but the A train was running local Monday morning, making all C train stops."
A historic blizzard pummeled New York City 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 several states, with the heaviest city outages in Queens. Mayor Mamdani declared a state of emergency, urged residents to stay home, and imposed a travel ban on most vehicles. Major transit systems experienced suspensions and delays, including subway service changes, suspended regional rail and ferry interruptions, and slower bus operations.
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