For all the New Yorkers facing the task of digging their parked cars out from piles of snow, Mayor Bill de Blasio has a message: Don’t.
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In addition to the loosened school parking regulations, the mayor also noted that curbside collection of trash and recycling would be suspended on Monday and that alternate side parking would be suspended until Monday, Feb. 1, as Department of Sanitation crews focus on snow removal. Ghosts of mayors past always loom large over every snowstorm in NY, but in Middle Village, no one was blaming the workers – for them there was coffee and cheers when the big truck was finally cleared and ready to continue the fight.
Mr.de Blasio said he didn’t think Mr. Trump would succeed in becoming president. Jersey Central Power and Light reports more than 38,000 customers are without power. In Georgia, about 600 customers were still waiting for service – down from more than 125,000. “Overall, there was no question the city could get school off effectively and safely”.
This entry has been corrected to attribute the forecast for reopening to a turnpike official, not the governor.
De Blasio asked restaurants to close and send employees home, and requested Broadway to cancel Saturday shows.
Carnegie Hall remained shuttered Sunday.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says service on the Metro-North lines at outlying terminals in NY and CT is scheduled to begin after noon.
He branded the situation “a recipe for disaster”, describing how crucial streets connecting the main roads are inaccessible.
Snow tapered of late Saturday night leaving up to two feet of snow in many areas across the city.
“We in Woodhaven are extremely disappointed by the city’s performance during and after the blizzard“, the Woodhaven Residents Block Association said in a statement released Monday morning. Collection is expected to resume February 1. The worst blizzard dropped 26.9 inches of snow.
New York City bus and Access-A-Ride service was restored at 7 a.m. but may take a while to ramp back up.
Sisak reported from Philadelphia; Contributors include Associated Press writers Ashley Thomas in Chicago; Ben Nuckols in Burke, Virginia; Bruce Shipkowski in Toms River, New Jersey; William Mathis, Scott Mayerowitz and Jake Pearson in New York; Kristen De Groot in Philadelphia; Alex Brandon and Lolita C. Baldor in Washington; Jessica Gresko in Arlington, Virginia; and Juliet Linderman in Baltimore.
Baltimore officials have lifted an emergency travel ban for the snow-smothered city, but some restrictions remain in place.
“I’m not going to be happy this morning, I’m not going to be satisfied this morning”, de Blasio said during a press conference at the city’s Office of Emergency Management in Brooklyn Sunday morning. “Things are not entirely normal, today but most of the city is operating well”.
The National Weather Service announced the new snowfall total just after midnight Sunday.
In New York, Bret Mattingly, 23, was on his way to LaGuardia as classes were starting at Butler University, where he studies computer science. And New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged a miserable experience getting in from Long Island Monday while the nation’s busiest commuter railroad ran a reduced schedule. In New York City, three people died while shoveling snow, police said.
The utility says it received a request from the electrical provider in Long Island.
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This weekend, Winter Storm Jonas dropped a huge amount of snow on New York City and surrounding areas.
