State of Emergency: TRAVEL BAN Issued For NYC Issued For Tonight Starting At 9 PM

By FrumNews.com

A State of Emergency was issued across the Northeast U.S. as a blizzard is expected to hit the region, which included travel bans. 

Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a travel ban for New York City ahead of the city’s first blizzard in a decade, which is about to slam the city with up to two feet of snow.

The declaration establishes a temporary citywide travel restriction by closing NYC streets, highways, bridges and tunnels to vehicular traffic from 9 PM Sunday to 12 PM Monday. 

Most vehicle traffic – including but not limited to commercial trucks, electric bicycles, scooters, and mopeds – is prohibited during that period, except for authorized categories.

Long Island and Westchester are also under a travel ban beginning at 9 PM, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

The MTA said that as of 3 PM on Sunday, there will be service changes on subways, buses, the LIRR, Metro-North Railroad, and Access-A-Ride due to the ongoing winter storm. “Avoid unnecessary travel; if you must travel, check service status before you go,” the MTA said. 

NJ Transit is suspending bus and light rail services by 6 p.m., while trains are expected to run later into the night (weather dependent).

“We are asking New Yorkers to avoid all non-essential travel,” Mamdani said.

Gov. Hochul also issued a state of emergency for Southern New York.

Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency for New Jersey, beginning at noon Sunday, noting that updated forecasts show rapidly worsening conditions.

FrumNews previously reported that the Northeast is under a blizzard warning from Sunday morning until Monday morning, with 18 to 24 inches of snow possible.

Gov. Sherrill emphasized that this system will be dramatically different from the January storm that brought heavy snow. “At its peak, the January storm had about one inch per hour. This will be considerably worse.”

“A major, potentially historic winter storm is expected to bring very heavy, crippling snowfall and areas of blizzard conditions,” the NWS said in an update on Sunday morning. “Your window to finalize preparations is rapidly closing.”