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New York Today: A Snowy Evening Commute New York Today: A Snowy Evening Commute
(35 minutes later)
Updated, 4 p.m. Updated, 5:31 p.m.
It might have underachieved this morning, but the second winter storm to hit the city in less than a week eventually delivered.It might have underachieved this morning, but the second winter storm to hit the city in less than a week eventually delivered.
By this afternoon, a slushy mix of rain and snow piled up and lightning and thunder rattled New Yorkers. The five boroughs and Westchester are still on track to get anywhere between 7 to 11 inches of snow, and some areas of New Jersey may see as much as 20 inches.By this afternoon, a slushy mix of rain and snow piled up and lightning and thunder rattled New Yorkers. The five boroughs and Westchester are still on track to get anywhere between 7 to 11 inches of snow, and some areas of New Jersey may see as much as 20 inches.
The afternoon has brought the storm’s heaviest snowfall — up to two inches an hour — and it may continue into the evening commute.The afternoon has brought the storm’s heaviest snowfall — up to two inches an hour — and it may continue into the evening commute.
Here’s how your trip home is looking:Here’s how your trip home is looking:
• Subways and the Long Island Rail Road are running with normal service. Expect a reduction in express service as the snow picks up, Joseph J. Lhota, the chairman of the M.T.A., said on a conference call this morning. • Subways: Expect delays on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, F and L trains. Plan on a reduction in express service as the snow picks up, Joseph J. Lhota, the chairman of the M.T.A., said on a conference call this morning.
• New Jersey Transit has told commuters to leave New York as early as possible. New Jersey Transit bus service is suspended after 4:30 p.m. on all routes. Service is suspended on the Gladstone and Montclair Boonton lines in both directions; on the Morris & Essex line between Dover to Summit; and on the Atlantic City rail line between Philadelphia 30th St. and Atlantic City. Tickets are being cross-honored for rail, buses and private carriers.
• Long Island Rail Road trains are running with normal service but expect delays on the Babylon, Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson, Port Washington and Ronkonkoma lines.
• Metro-North Railroad is running on a reduced schedule. After 8 p.m., service will be hourly on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines.• Metro-North Railroad is running on a reduced schedule. After 8 p.m., service will be hourly on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines.
• New Jersey Transit has told commuters to leave New York as early as possible. New Jersey Transit bus service is suspended after 4:30 p.m. on all routes. Trains are running on a limited weekday rail schedule and N.J. Transit is cross-honoring tickets for rail, buses and private carriers, but not for PATH or NY Waterway ferries. • Bridges and tunnels are open, but the Outerbridge Crossing is closed in both directions because of falling ice. Seastreak ferries are running on a modified schedule. NYC Ferry service is suspended on all routes.
• Bridges and tunnels are open, and Seastreak ferries are running on a modified schedule. NYC Ferry service is suspended on all routes.
• A travel advisory is in effect for all areas east of Interstate 81, essentially, the entire eastern half of New York State.• A travel advisory is in effect for all areas east of Interstate 81, essentially, the entire eastern half of New York State.
• Amtrak is operating on a modified schedule in the Northeast Corridor. • Amtrak is operating on a modified schedule in the Northeast Corridor. Expect delays.
• Check your flight at La Guardia, Kennedy and Newark before you head to the airport. Nearly 1,800 flights have been canceled at the three airports so far.• Check your flight at La Guardia, Kennedy and Newark before you head to the airport. Nearly 1,800 flights have been canceled at the three airports so far.
For updates on how the storm is affecting the entire Northeast, read The Times’s live briefing.For updates on how the storm is affecting the entire Northeast, read The Times’s live briefing.
Now that you know how to get home, we’d like to know: Did you hear the thundersnow today?Now that you know how to get home, we’d like to know: Did you hear the thundersnow today?
As predicted, New Yorkers were treated to the somewhat rare phenomenon, characterized by lighting and thunder during a snowstorm.As predicted, New Yorkers were treated to the somewhat rare phenomenon, characterized by lighting and thunder during a snowstorm.
It’s appears, we’re told, when cold air settles above warmer, moist air on the ground.It’s appears, we’re told, when cold air settles above warmer, moist air on the ground.
This imbalance can create a strong vertical draft of air, which can cause lightning followed by a clap of thunder, said Patrick Maloit, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service. It also produces more snow.This imbalance can create a strong vertical draft of air, which can cause lightning followed by a clap of thunder, said Patrick Maloit, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service. It also produces more snow.
“It’s the same reason you get stronger rain in a thunderstorm,” Mr. Maloit said. The vertical drafts move precipitation into the clouds more efficiently and “eventually the cloud wont be able to support the precipitation and it will come down.”“It’s the same reason you get stronger rain in a thunderstorm,” Mr. Maloit said. The vertical drafts move precipitation into the clouds more efficiently and “eventually the cloud wont be able to support the precipitation and it will come down.”
Here's what it sounds like.Here's what it sounds like.
We’ll keep you updated on the storm throughout the evening commute.We’ll keep you updated on the storm throughout the evening commute.
Here’s what else is happening:Here’s what else is happening:
• A Yale college student was found not guilty of rape, in one of the few campus sex assault cases to be tried in court. [New York Times]
• After news broke that the actress Cynthia Nixon might run for governor, Andrew M. Cuomo denigrated her as a second-tier celebrity who had been egged on by Mayor Bill de Blasio. [New York Times]
• New York City appointed its first nightlife mayor. [New York Times]
• If your Uber cost an extra $50, would you still take it? [New York Times]
• The jury in the trial of Joseph Percoco said it couldn’t reach a decision. The judge told them to try again. [New York Times]• The jury in the trial of Joseph Percoco said it couldn’t reach a decision. The judge told them to try again. [New York Times]
• Is Cynthia Nixon, the “Sex and the City” star, considering a run for governor? [New York Times]
• A man who was seriously injured in a Bronx hospital shooting last year is calling for an end to sales of AR-15 rifles. [New York Times]• A man who was seriously injured in a Bronx hospital shooting last year is calling for an end to sales of AR-15 rifles. [New York Times]
• Hearing testimony in the murder trial of an Upper West Side nanny was grisly enough, but now crime-scene photos have emerged. [New York Times]• Hearing testimony in the murder trial of an Upper West Side nanny was grisly enough, but now crime-scene photos have emerged. [New York Times]
• After two children were killed at an intersection in Brooklyn, people are asking the mayor to make changes that can better control traffic. [New York Times]• After two children were killed at an intersection in Brooklyn, people are asking the mayor to make changes that can better control traffic. [New York Times]
• Republicans are calling for school safety, and Democrats are calling for gun control. Can Albany find common ground? [New York Times]• Republicans are calling for school safety, and Democrats are calling for gun control. Can Albany find common ground? [New York Times]
• The Pingry School knew about a former teacher’s record of abuse charges, but never told the students or their families. Now a victim is pressing charges. [New York Times]
• A federal judge in Brooklyn says if Martin Shkreli can’t pay back the money he made from committing fraud, the government would confiscate his one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album. [New York Times]• A federal judge in Brooklyn says if Martin Shkreli can’t pay back the money he made from committing fraud, the government would confiscate his one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album. [New York Times]
• This photo album presents you with an uncommon sight: an Orthodox Jewish community in vibrant color, and partying hard. [New York Times]• This photo album presents you with an uncommon sight: an Orthodox Jewish community in vibrant color, and partying hard. [New York Times]
• Internal New York Police Department files show that over 300 officers have made offenses serious enough to warrant firing, but all are still employed. [Buzzfeed]
• As if coping with diabetes weren’t hard enough, the cost of treatment is a challenge in itself. [WNYC]
• Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “An Old-School Tradition”
• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Morning Briefing.
• Explore technology’s relationship to freedom through performances, exhibitions, and discussions at Refest 2.0, through Sunday, at La MaMa Galleria in Lower Manhattan. 6 p.m. [Free]
• The author Zack O’Malley discusses his book “3 Kings: Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Hip-Hop’s Multibillion-Dollar Rise” at The Corner Bookstore on the Upper East Side. 6 p.m. [Free]
• An evening of Irish electro-folk music at National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 6 p.m. [$29]
• Alternate-side parking is suspended today and tomorrow for snow removal.
• For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide.
We love a good snow day.We love a good snow day.
As the need to go out into the world melts away, so do its distractions.As the need to go out into the world melts away, so do its distractions.
Cooking can be the evening’s entertainment.Cooking can be the evening’s entertainment.
Binge-watching feels not only guilt-free, but necessary.Binge-watching feels not only guilt-free, but necessary.
And we finally get to make time for our favorite snowstorm activity: doing nothing at all.And we finally get to make time for our favorite snowstorm activity: doing nothing at all.
But we’d like to know about your snowy weather rituals. What are your favorite activities during a snowstorm, either indoors or outside?But we’d like to know about your snowy weather rituals. What are your favorite activities during a snowstorm, either indoors or outside?
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