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

Some officials have been critical of the city's decision to open public schools Tuesday morning, the day after the blizzard.

Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella said one school, "has about 10% of the kids, 90% did not show up. Most middle schools, the attendance is less than 30%, and a lot of elementary schools have less than 100 kids in them."

"Students may be excused for up to two hours for weather and transportation-related delays on Tuesday morning," Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

Councilman Frank Morano said 180 members of the faculty were absent at Tottenville High School. He also said just 614 students of the reported student body of 3,754 attended classes Tuesday.

Thousands of travelers are stranded across the Northeast as severe weather conditions left flights canceled or delayed.

On Monday, NYC Emergency Management said the there were "major flight disruptions" at all three major airports, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).

Despite fast work to clear roads and runways, the blizzard caused a ripple effect on Tuesday's air travel.

Here's a look at New York City area flight impacts, according to FlightAware data:

LaGuardia Airport: 263 flights canceled (49% of total flights)
Newark Liberty International Airport: 257 flights canceled (49% of total flights)
John F. Kennedy International Airport: 249 flights canceled (41% of total flights)

Nearly 2,000 flights were canceled on Tuesday.

Check out FlightAware's "Misery Map" here.

Hilly neighborhoods a challenge for snow-clearing crews in Westchester County.

Bee Line Bus service has resumed Tuesday morning.

On Mamaroneck Avenue, most bus stops still appeared to be snowed in.

Front-end loaders were working to clear the snow by putting it in a dump truck to be hauled away.

The combination of new and old storm snow required heavy equipment to get the job done.

Metro-North is running on an enhanced Saturday schedule with two-thirds of the routes operating.

Nina Pineda reports:

Nina Pineda has the latest on the Bee-Line bus service.

More than 80% of the 72,000 customers who lost power due to the blizzard, most in Monmouth and Ocean counties, have their power restored.

On NJ Transit, a limited President's Day schedule was expected to run and customers should check their train's schedule before leaving.

Many trains were already diverting through Hoboken due to the Portal Bridge project.