NEW YORK—Gov. Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency as a massive storm blankets New York with up to two feet of snow.
Cuomo says there are no plans to shut New York City subways, Metro-North or the Long Island Rail Road but service may be curtailed.
Fast moving snow storm hitting NYC area today…stay off the roads, be safe! More of the way… pic.twitter.com/efs7ZDYnMr
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Low/Snow Rider? #NYC #Blizzard2016 pic.twitter.com/qsMPpByM9F
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MTA bus service in New York City will be shut down at noon.
Port Authority Executive Director Patrick Foye says most bus service out of the Port Authority Bus Terminal is canceled. Foye says Greyhound buses are operating northbound.
New Jersey Transit has canceled bus service.
Two feet of snow in New York. #snowmaggedon2016 pic.twitter.com/eXzniwDvvT
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Cuomo, Foye and other officials spoke at a briefing at the governor’s Manhattan office.
The state of emergency is in effect in New York City as well as Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam counties.
