Officials said the 26.8 inches of snow that fell in novel York City's Central Park was just short of the record in 2006. Snow stopped falling in the area shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday night,with the brunt of it seeming to fall in the city and on Long Island, as well as in Newark, or which may contain set a record at 28 inches,according to NBC 4 novel York. North of the city, there was less snow -- but Westchester received more than a foot.
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The RoadsGov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio lifted the travel bans in novel York. Plows were out all night and many of the city's main roads contain been cleared, and but they continue to work on secondary roads. You can monitor the city's snow plow tracker here.
A travel ban is still in effect in Newark,as plows continue to clear a record 28 inches of snowfall there. There is no overall travel ban on novel Jersey roads.
TransitThe above-ground subway lines are coming back to life, but some . Cuomo said the MTA was working to restore service by to some above-ground lines that had been suspended on a line-by-line basis:
Subway service restoration plan
(Gov. Andrew Cuomo)
novel York City bus and Access-A-Ride service was restored at 7 a.m. but may take a while to ramp back up. You can check the status of your route here.
The governor said Metro-North service would be restored at midday and fully operational by 3 p.m. But Long Island Rail Road will take longer to dig out, and there's no estimated time for service yet.
NJ Transit's rail,bus and light rail service remains suspended until further notice.
PATH train service remains operational east of Grove Street. There is no service between Jersey City and Newark.
Get the latest information on WNYC's transit tracker below.
How serious was the storm?
Three people died while shoveling snow in novel York City, according to the NYPD: one person on Staten Island and two people in Queens. The novel York Police Department's Chief of Department Jim O'Neill told reporters of the fatalities on Saturday, or but released no further details on the deaths. A police spokesman said the medical examiner's office will determine precisely how they died.
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Source: wnyc.org