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An unsheltered bus stop in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, as a blizzard began to hammer New York City. Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.<\/p>\n
Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n
As a powerful blizzard<\/a> continued to pound New York City on Monday morning, the MTA is running modified subway and bus service and has suspended Long Island Rail Road operations indefinitely.<\/p>\n MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, in a series of Monday morning TV and radio interviews, said most subway lines are operating with some changes amid the record snowfall.\n<\/p>\n Around 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 23, Lieber acknowledged some lines were experiencing major issues, including the L train facing significant delays, the C train and the Staten Island Railway both being temporarily suspended, and the A train running local rather than express service. He added that trains are also running less frequently.<\/p>\n Many of these lines, which run above ground over some of the more than 200 miles of subway track citywide, are exposed to the elements.\n<\/p>\n \u201cThe reason that the system is moving more slowly than usual and with less frequency [is because] we still have those snow fighting trains and the de-icing trains out there on the system clearing snow,\u201d Lieber said on Fox5, referring to specialized trains<\/a> designed to keep snow and ice from gathering on the tracks.<\/p>\n \u201cWe got to let them do their thing,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd that means that, you know, the trains are going to be operating a little less frequently.\u201d\n<\/p>\n The ongoing winter storm had already buried many parts of the city in at least 15 inches of snow by 7 a.m. on Monday, with wintry conditions and strong winds persisting throughout the morning.\n<\/p>\n Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a travel ban<\/a> on city roads for all non-essential personnel through noon and\u00a0declared a\u00a0public school snow day for students, the first<\/a>\u00a0since 2019<\/a>. Last month\u2019s snowstorm forced public schools to move to virtual instruction for a day.<\/p>\n Lieber advised New Yorkers who must travel to use public transit.\n<\/p>\n All of the city\u2019s buses have been running since they have had their tires chained, Lieber said. But service is less frequent and reliable than usual as the vehicles contend with the hazardous conditions and the city continues to plow its streets.<\/p>\n Asked about clearing sheltered bus stops, a responsibility that falls on the city rather than the state-run MTA, Lieber said Mamdani has made it a priority during Monday\u2019s blizzard. The responsibility for clearing unsheltered bus stops falls on private property owners adjacent to the stops.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re really hopeful that we\u2019re going to see full clearing of bus stops made a priority as the storm winds down,\u201d Lieber said on Pix11.\n<\/p>\n Mamdani said on Sunday that the city is geotagging unsheltered bus stops, sidewalks, and crosswalks to better understand where the city still needs to shovel.\n<\/p>\n