As the New York City region digs out on Tuesday from a two-day blizzard, some aspects of life are expected to return more or less to normal. Others are decidedly not. Here is a quick rundown as of Monday night.
Transportation
A ban on nonessential driving on city streets was lifted at noon on Monday. The city’s snow plow tracker shows how recently each street was cleared.
Mass transit in the region, which was drastically curtailed during the blizzard, is gradually returning. But most trains and buses are likely to be running with limited service or with delays, and some will remain suspended.
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Most of NJ Transit’s train lines are expected to start running again, with limited schedules. But the North Jersey Coast Line and the Raritan Valley Line will remain suspended on Tuesday. The Newark and Hudson-Bergen light rail services are running again, and buses are scheduled to resume.
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PATH trains: Service between Journal Square and Newark and between Hoboken and the World Trade Center is out. All other routes are running.
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The Long Island Rail Road planned to resume limited service on the Ronkonkoma, Huntington, Babylon, Oyster Bay, Montauk and Port Washington branches at about 3:45 a.m. Tuesday. But there will be no service to or from Grand Central and no service on the Far Rockaway, Hempstead, Long Beach, or West Hempstead branches, between Ronkonkoma and Greenport, and between Speonk and Montauk.
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Metro-North Railroad is running, with limited service.
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Subway lines have many delays and route modifications, but are running except for the B and C trains and the Staten Island Railway. New York City buses are running with delays.
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For service on Amtrak, check with the railroad.
Airports
More than a thousand flights into or out of New York’s three major airports had already been canceled Monday night, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Here’s what to do if you’re stranded.
Schools
After a very rare snow day on Monday, New York City’s public schools are resuming in-person classes.
Culture
Broadway shows were expected to resume performances Tuesday night. For museums and other institutions, check before you go. The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History plan to open Tuesday. All zoos and the New York Aquarium will be closed.
Andy Newman writes about New Yorkers facing difficult situations, including homelessness, poverty and mental illness. He has been a journalist for more than three decades.
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