Thousands of Flights Canceled As Winter Storm Arrives in Northeast
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Key Points:
- Nearly 9,000 flights have been canceled and thousands of power outages reported as a severe winter storm hits the Northeast, with New York City expecting up to 20 inches of snow and surrounding states up to 25 inches.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared a state of emergency and imposed a travel ban from 9 p.m. Sunday to 12 p.m. Monday, closing streets and highways and announcing a full snow day with all public schools closed.
- Multiple states including Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Connecticut have declared states of emergency, enforcing travel restrictions and commercial vehicle bans to manage the storm's impact.
- Major airports in the region, including JFK, LaGuardia, Boston Logan, Newark
