A state of emergency and a travel ban were declared ahead of the powerful nor'easter storm.

Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings on Monday as a fierce winter storm barreled into the densely populated region with heavy snowfall and high winds.

New York City and Long Island are being hit hard with snow today. As of 8 a.m. Monday, the most snow reported so far was 20 inches in Suffolk County on Long Island, according to the National Weather Service.

We’ve gotten well over a foot, and there’s more coming. Here’s the latest on how the city and region are braving the big snowstorm.

A blizzard warning remains in effect through late Monday, Feb. 23, for New York City and much of the region as the system drops several feet of snow.

A lot of interesting things happening in the city involve how people get around,” said Stefanos Chen, a Metro reporter and lifelong bus aficionado.

Across the US, hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are without power - while New York City bans non-essential travel.

New York City schools will be closed on Monday due to a heavy snowstorm, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Sunday. It’s the first snow day of the year, officials said. New York