New York City remained in a state of emergency on Monday afternoon as it dug out from a blizzard that left as much as 24 inches of snow in some neighborhoods.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the worst of the storm had passed by the afternoon, leaving between 16 and 19 inches of snow throughout most parts of the city.

Grasmere in Staten Island had seen 24.1 inches as of 10:30 a.m., according to National Weather Service counts. Carlstadt, in Bergen County, New Jersey, had nearly 28 inches as of noon.

The region was digging out, even as roadway travel bans in New York City and New Jersey were lifted by midday. Mamdani noted that a hazardous travel advisory remained in place through midnight and urged New Yorkers to avoid traveling if possible, warning drivers of icy and dangerous conditions on the roads.

“We are plowing streets and doing everything we can to keep our roadways clear so that emergency vehicles can get through,” he said. “Every vehicle that stays off the road makes that work that little bit easier. These are dangerous conditions. Not only is snow continuing to fall, accumulated snowfall and refreezing have made it hazardous to travel. If you can remain indoors, if you must leave your home, please rely on public transit.”

NWS meteorologist James Tomasini said more snow would continue to fall throughout the five boroughs through mid-afternoon as the final band of the storm made its way past the area. Wind gusts were expected to remain at up to 35 mph through mid-afternoon as well, but slow after that.

Temperatures would drop into the low to mid 20s Monday evening, staying below freezing in the low 30s through Tuesday.

“The good news is that Wednesday, temperatures look to be back up into the 40s, and highs generally stay in the upper 40s, to upper 30s to lower 40s through the beginning or through the weekend,” he said.

‘Enhanced’ code blue through Wednesday morning

Mamdani said an enhanced Cold Blue was extended through Wednesday morning, ramping up outreach to homeless New Yorkers. He asked that New Yorkers call 311 if they see someone in need of warmth or shelter, adding that the calls will be rerouted to 911. Outreach workers had already brought 79 New Yorkers inside through the storm, Mamdani said.

An active Cold Blue means more than 50 NYC hospitals and Department of Homeless Services shelters are operating on an open-door policy to ensure all New Yorkers can stay warm.

Mamdani said the department accelerated the opening of another 100 stabilization beds in upper Manhattan, building on the already additional capacity that was added during the historic cold snap, during which more than 20 people died either on the street or at residences.

Schools back in person on Tuesday

After the first traditional snow day in New York City in years, Mamdani announced that schools would be back in person on Tuesday, telling students, “You can still pelt me with snowballs when you see me.”

Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuel said the safety of students and staff is a top priority, and said students can feel free to pelt him as well. He said school facilities and custodial teams have been working around the clock to remove snow and ice around schools in preparation for students’ return to the classroom.

MTA transit

MTA officials said the city’s subway system operated through the storm — albeit with some delays due to the occasional frozen switch, and a power outage that impacted service in the Rockaways. Buses also ran, though with delays and some incidents of buses getting stuck, said MTA head Janno Lieber. Long Island Railroad service, however, was suspended Monday morning.

“The last thing we want to do is have anybody stranded on route anywhere, and we’ve been clearing the snow with the work trains and running, actually running on the tracks at Long Island, just to keep the tracks clear of ice,” he said. “I’m glad there weren’t hundreds of Long Islanders who were on board those trains at risk of getting stuck.”

He said the agency is waiting for the storm to slow down more before announcing when service will resume.

A car exits the Manhattan Bridge during the snowstorm.

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NJ Transit

NJ Transit began restoring limited light rail service Monday afternoon, even as most rail and bus service remained suspended, officials said.

Newark Light Rail and the River LINE resumed service in the 4 p.m. hour on Sunday schedules. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail was set to restart at 6 p.m. on a weekend schedule.

All commuter rail lines, buses and Access Link service remained suspended “until conditions allow for a safe gradual resumption,” the agency said. Crews were continuing to clear platforms, tracks and facilities across the state, officials said on Monday afternoon.

Alternate side parking

Just three days after alternate side parking was unpaused following last month’s storm, Mamdani said side parking will again be suspended through the week.

Roadways

New York City and New Jersey both ended their travel bans for roadways at noon, but Westchester County officials said their own would continue until 6 p.m.

Overall, New York City saw a sharp decrease in tows for emergencies. The NYPD reported 15 tow requests, mostly for private ambulances — down from 52 during January’s major storm.

A dog chases a frisbee thrown by its owner amid heavy snow in Brooklyn.

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Power outages

Officials said the city’s largest outage during the storm happened in the Rockaways, affecting 11,000 New Yorkers, but service was largely restored by Monday afternoon, Farrell said. Nearly 3,000 Con Edison customers remained without power mid-day., NYC Emergency Management Commissioner Christina Farrell said.

“We are coordinating with Con Ed on real-time power conditions,” Farrell said.

Mamdani urged New Yorkers without heat and hot water to call their landlord, and if they don’t hear back, to reach out to 311. For those without heat and hot water, the city has opened warming centers at Far Rockaway High School, Beach Channel High School and PS 43.

New Jersey has been hit the hardest so far, with tens of thousands of JCP&L customers without power on Monday, mostly around Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

Damage and cleanup

Officials said the city has 2,600 sanitation workers operating 700 salt spreaders and more than 2,200 snow plows during every 12-hour shift, to clear streets, highways and bike lanes of snow. Plus, 1,400 emergency snow shovelers are also working both day and night shifts, focusing on crosswalks, sidewalks and unsheltered bus stops.

“Emergency snow shovelers began clearing pedestrian infrastructure last night, far sooner than in previous storms and they are continuing this work today and in the coming days,” Sanitation commissioner commissioner Javier Lojan said/

After January’s snowstorm last month, the city issued around 4,000 citations to property owners for violating the requirements to clear sidewalks. Mamdani said the city is still hiring emergency snow shovelers and has increased pay to $30 an hour. New Yorkers can join the shoveling force by heading to any DSNY garage until 8 p.m. Monday, and again at 9 a.m. Tuesday with two forms of ID.

NYC Emergency Management commissioner Christina Farrell said the city had received more than 300 reports of downed trees so far, and said more are expected as people head outside. She encouraged New Yorkers to report fallen trees by calling 311. They can also report them online here.

“The downed tree Task Force is hard at work with the parks department and emergency crews responding to reports of downed trees and hazardous conditions,” she said.

This story has been updated with new information.

Be prepared in the snowNews updates and alerts: Tune in to WNYC 93.9 FM and AM 820, use the WNYC app and check back on Gothamist for regular updates.Emergency updates: In New York City, text NOTIFYNYC to 692-692 for citywide emergency updates in English; NOTIFYNYCESP for Spanish; or NOTIFYNYCFRE for French. Alerts are also available on the NotifyNYC app.Department of Sanitation: See snow alerts and advisories about salt spreading, service changes and operations updates. Reminder: Property owners can face fines if they don’t clear their own sidewalks. The department is also looking to hire emergency snow shovelers.Social updates — NYC: NYC Emergency Management also posts updates on X. You might want to keep an eye on feeds from Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul.Transit services: Keep tabs on alerts from the MTA, Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit and Amtrak.Road conditions: Traffic maps are at 511NY.org and 511NJ.org.Power outages — NY: Power companies throughout the region maintain power maps. Check Con Edison for New York City and Westchester, PSEG in Long Island, Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. in the Mid-Hudson Valley, and Orange and Rockland Utilities.Power outages — NJ: Maps are available from JCP&L, PSE&G and Atlantic City Electric.Warming centers: Information on NYC homeless drop-in centers is here. Information on NJ warming centers is here.