Families Crowd City Parks To Take Advantage Of Snow
Parts of New York City racked up accumulations of more than a foot and a half of snow overnight, and on Saturday morning, many families were headed to city parks and taking advantage of it.
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Parts of New York City racked up accumulations of more than a foot and a half of snow overnight, and on Saturday morning, many families were headed to city parks and taking advantage of it.
Widespread power outages were affecting parts of the area, especially customers in Connecticut and Long Island.
Transit agencies across the Tri-State area are responding to the powerful winter storm which is causing disruptions.
More than 23,000 customers were left without power in Connecticut Friday night after snowstorm winds picked up.
The heaviest snowfall is expected Friday night and into Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning, which remains in effect until 1 p.m. Saturday.
The Port Authority is hoping to resume service at the airports by 3 p.m. Saturday.
The northeastern part of the state was expected to get a foot or more of snow as the storm intensified overnight.
As snow continues to fall across the Tri-State Area thanks to a power-packed blizzard, total accumulations will continue to rise.
Reminiscent of the days after Superstorm Sandy, many gas stations around the region ran dry Friday as drivers rushed to fill up their tanks and gas cans.
Mayor Bloomberg also warned residents living in low-lying coastal areas that flooding may occur as the storm barrels through the Tri-State.
One big difference this time around is the city's Emergency Medical Services has a new bag of tricks and they showed some of them to CBS 2 on Friday.
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