REUTERS/JEENAH MOON Commuters wait as some NJ Transit trains are canceled or delayed due to a winter storm at Pennsylvania Station in New York City.

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Commuters wait as some NJ Transit trains are canceled or delayed due to a winter storm at Pennsylvania Station in New York City.

REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ People walk through Times Square as snow falls during a winter storm in New York City.

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REUTERS/JEENAH MOON Commuters wait as some NJ Transit trains are canceled or delayed due to a winter storm at Pennsylvania Station in New York City.

REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ People walk through Times Square as snow falls during a winter storm in New York City.

NEW YORK >> New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts governors issued state of emergency orders and a halt to non-essential travel as a major storm was expected to bring up to 24 inches of snow and strong winds to the region.

* Around 15,247 flights were delayed by early afternoon on Sunday, and 3,509 were cancelled. The largest number of cancellations were at JFK, La Guardia and Newark airports.

* New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered the closure of city streets to non-essential vehicular traffic, including bicycles and scooters, from 9 p.m. Sunday to 12 p.m. Monday and closure of all school buildings.

* Similar restrictions were adopted by Connecticut, as Gov. Ned Lamont banned commercial vehicles on highways in the state from 5 p.m. on Sunday.

* Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has declared a state of emergency and activated up to 200 National Guard members to help. The state also restricted non-essential travel from Sunday evening.

* New York Gov. Kathy Hochul activated 100 National Guard members to deploy in Long Island, New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley.

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