NEW YORK CITY (WABC) Life in communities across the Tri-State area is bouncing back Friday morning, after a nor easter dumped significant amounts of snow.
Despite the amount of snow on the ground, New York City school buildings are back open for in-person learning Friday.
Students were at home for remote learning yesterday.
Today elementary students will have to trek through potentially treacherous black ice situations to get back in the classroom.
CeFaan Kim has more on the reopening of outdoor dining in New York City following Wednesday s nor easter.
Meantime, the storm s impact on outdoor dining has come to an end, with restaurants allowed to resume Thursday at 6 p.m.
NEW YORK (AP) A major snowstorm rolled into the Northeast on Wednesday at a key moment in the coronavirus pandemic, days after the start of the U.S. vaccination campaign and in the thick of a virus surge that has throngs of people seeking tests per day.
Snow was falling from northern Virginia to points north of New York City by late afternoon. The storm was poised to drop as much as 2 feet (0.6 meters) of snow in some places by Thursday, and the pandemic added new complexities to officials preparations deciding whether to close testing sites, figuring out how to handle plowing amid outdoor dining platforms in New York City streets, redefining school snow days to mean another day of learning from home, and more.
Associated Press NEW YORK A major snowstorm rolled into the Northeast on Wednesday at a key moment in the coronavirus pandemic, days after the start of the U.S. vaccination campaign and in the thick of a virus surge that has throngs of people seeking tests per day. Snow was falling from northern Virginia to points north of New York City by late afternoon. The storm was poised to drop as much as 2 feet (0.6 meters) of snow in some places by Thursday, and the pandemic added new complexities to officials’ preparations deciding whether to close testing sites, figuring out how to handle plowing amid outdoor dining platforms in New York City streets, redefining school snow days to mean another day of learning from home, and more.
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A major snowstorm rolled into the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday at a key moment in the coronavirus pandemic: days after the start of the U.S. vaccination campaign and in the thick of a virus surge that has throngs of people seeking tests every day.
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Posted: Dec 16, 2020 9:17 PM ET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
A man clears snow as snow falls near Bryant park in Manhattan, New York City Wednesday. (Jeenah Moon/Reuters)
A major snowstorm rolled into the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday at a key moment in the coronavirus pandemic: days after the start of the U.S. vaccination campaign and in the thick of a virus surge that has throngs of people seeking tests every day.