
Photo by Dhan Bamjan Tamang
Jan. 23, 2016 Staff Report
The New York City Transit Authority and the MTA jointly announced that all above ground and elevated subway lines, including the 7 line, will begin shutting down at 4:00 pm today, with limited underground trains running. In addition, all non-emergency vehicles are ordered to remain off the roads beginning at 2:30 pm.
Mayor de Blasio said in a separate statement that the city now believes it will receive between 20–25 inches of snow today, citing the National Weather Service which estimated that 1-3 inches of snow will fall per hour until as late as 10:00 pm.