Welcome to de Blasio’s New York: a magical winter wonderland where the streets are deserted and the schools are closed.
The Long Island Expressway, which closed at midnight, is expected to remain closed until 8 a.m. Friday. Interstate 84 remains closed through 8 a.m. as well. I-87 is open to passenger vehicles as of 5 a.m., but the commercial traffic ban will remain in place until 8 a.m. Alternate-side parking rules remain suspended as well.
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The MTA, meanwhile, has discontinued express service until future notice.
Customers should expect all subway service to run local through most of AM peak. #MTA
— MTA (@MTA) January 3, 2014
The Long Island Railroad and New Jersey Transit are operating on a weekend schedule, and officials advise there are delays. Metro-North is operating on a Saturday schedule, and Amtrak is operating on a “snow schedule.”
In de Blasio’s New York, high schoolers wield influence in City Hall. Case in point: this screenshot that floated around the Internet on Thursday…
…followed by this announcement Friday morning:
NYC public schools will be closed Friday, January 3, due to snow. All central and field offices will be open.
— New York City 311 (@nyc311) January 3, 2014
Oh, also? In de Blasio’s New York, it snows inside.
It’s currently snowing INSIDE Brooklyn’s Borough Hall stop. pic.twitter.com/9Qm0gDPDcE
— Jason Feifer (@heyfeifer) January 3, 2014