Overview
- New York lifted its non‑essential travel ban at midday Monday after declaring an emergency, with schools and city services closed and the UN headquarters shuttered.
- Snow totals reached roughly 40–50 cm across much of the city, with Central Park near 50 cm, while parts of the region, including Providence, saw more than 80 cm and winds near 90 km/h.
- Governors in eight states issued emergency orders and expanded shelter and response operations, deploying thousands of snowplows and National Guard support.
- Air travel was heavily disrupted, with over 6,000 Monday cancellations and additional Tuesday scrubs, and portions of regional transit—including New Jersey rail—suspended.
- Power outages affected hundreds of thousands of customers, peaking above 600,000 per PowerOutage.us, and forecasters warned of lingering hazardous travel and coastal flooding risks.