STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Commuters are waking to wet streets and sidewalks as a nor’easter continues to pummel Staten Island into the Monday Columbus day rush hour.
A little over an inch of rain was recorded at the College of Staten Island by about 4 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
A powerful coastal storm is set to impact Staten Island with strong winds and significant rainfall on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Delays are possible on the Staten Island Railway as fallen leaves mix with rain to form slippery conditions on the rails, according to the MTA.
As of about 6 a.m., no alerts are posted for the bridges linking Staten Island to New Jersey and Brooklyn.
On the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, truck restrictions continue into the Monday morning commute, according to 511NY.
Empty tractor-trailer trucks and tandem trailers are prohibited due to high winds.
Drivers are asked to continue slowing down because road surfaces are wet on the Verrazzano.
Isolated power outages are reported around the borough.
A nor’easter is bringing rain and high winds to Staten Island on the morning of Columbus Day Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Motorists drive through water pooling at Richmond Terrace and Harbor Road in LIvingston.(Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)
A nor’easter is bringing rain and high winds to Staten Island on the morning of Columbus Day Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. A commuter waits for a bus at Hylan Boulevard and Buel Avenue in Dongan Hills.(Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)
A nor’easter is bringing rain and high winds to Staten Island on the morning of Columbus Day Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. A commuter waits for a train at the Bay Terrace station on the Staten Island Railway.(Owen Reiter for the Advance/SILive.com)
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