The Blizzard of 2026 in New York City, Tri-State area

The MTA provided service updates Monday evening ahead of the Tuesday morning commute, after a major winter blizzard impacted services to subways, buses, the LIRR and Metro-North.

Service updates by MTA agencies follow:

Long Island Rail Road
The LIRR plans to operate limited service beginning 4:00 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, on the Ronkonkoma, Huntington, Babylon, Oyster Bay, Montauk, and Port Washington branches. Montauk service will be limited to trains between Speonk and points west. Oyster Bay service will operate westbound in the morning and add eastbound after the morning rush. More details about the limited service will be available later this evening and customers should check the TrainTime app before traveling or sign up for email/text alerts.

Crews are running patrol and de-icing trains to prevent ice buildup on the third rail, working on interlockings, and clearing fallen trees from tracks caused by high winds. The LIRR will work to restore service on the other branches throughout the day tomorrow and service will resume on a rolling basis as conditions allow.

The scheduled suspension prioritized passenger safety and allowed crews to focus on snow-clearing efforts from this extreme winter weather event, which impacted Long Island more than any other part of the MTA service area.

Sonia Rincon reports from Valley Stream, Long Island.

Metro-North Railroad
For Tuesday, Feb. 24, Metro-North Railroad will operate an enhanced Saturday schedule on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines. This modified schedule provides two-thirds of regular weekday service.

The Hudson Rail Link connecting bus will resume tomorrow, along with the shuttle buses that have been substituting for the Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry.

New York City Subway
Some express service will continue to run on the local tracks for the morning rush hour, along with modified service in the Rockaways, with shuttle trains running between Euclid Avenue and the Rockaways, serving all stations.

NYC Transit is working to restore service on the Staten Island Railway as quickly as possible. Customers are strongly encouraged to check MTA.info or the MTA app before traveling for the current status of all subway lines.

Crews continue to monitor switches and tracks to ensure they are working properly, along with salting and clearing snow from elevated station platforms, exposed stairs and subway entrances. Field personnel remain at critical locations including stations and yards, addressing snow conditions.

New York City Buses
Buses continue to run a winter weather schedule with routes subject to detours and curtailments based on road conditions in local areas.

Longer accordion-style buses remain off the road and continue to be replaced with 40-foot standard buses operating with chained wheels.

Customers should expect slower travel times and rolling service modifications while efforts to improve road conditions are underway. Customers are encouraged to check the MTA app or mta.info for the latest service information and updates.

MTA Bridges and Tunnels
The ban on empty tractor-trailer and tandem trucks on MTA bridges and tunnels ended at 12:00 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23.

While many of the major roads throughout the Tri-State area have been cleared, it's going to take some time to clear some of the smaller, side streets.

The pressure will be on in places like White Plains in Westchester County, where officials gave the OK for drivers to hit the road.

Eyewitness News reporter is in White Plains, which got 18 inches of snow.

Marcus Solis reports from White Plains.

The New York City Sanitation Department has declared an official "end of storm" for 4:30 p.m. Monday.

That means homeowners and property owners have until 8:30 p.m. to clear a four-foot path or face a fine.

For most of the day, the wind was whipping and the snow was coming in sideways as plows struggled to keep up with the blizzard in Rockland County.

The good news is that the storm has passed, but now residents and business owners have the difficult task of digging out.

Eyewitness News reporter CeFaan Kim is in Nyack with more on the clean-up underway.

Cefaan Kim reports from Nyack.