New York City is bracing for major transportation disruptions ahead of a blizzard that could drop 10 to 14 inches of snow on the five boroughs from Friday afternoon into Saturday morning.
Officials warned New Yorkers to expect delays and cancelations at airports and other transportation hubs, though there were no plans as of Thursday afternoon to suspend subway service.
Amtrak suspended all trains between Penn Station and Boston’s South Station starting just after 1 p.m. Friday and has not announced when service will resume. Trains will continue running south of New York City and on the Empire and Keystone lines, Amtrak said.
BoltBus also suspended all service between New York and Boston on Friday.
Hundreds of flights into and out of JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports on Friday were canceled as of Thursday evening, according to FlightAware.com.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to take precautions including storing subways underground rather than outdoors, putting chains on bus tires and replacing large articulated buses with smaller ones that are less likely to get stuck.
The MTA may also suspend bus service if the storm gets bad.
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