Residents are urged to complete travel before 6 p.m. Friday as a storm bringing 4-to-8 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 50 mph moves eastward across the state.

Acting Governor Tahesha Way declared that New Jersey will enter a state of emergency at 1 p.m. today, Snow accumulations are expected to reach 5 to 8 inches in parts of the state, with temperatures remaining below freezing throughout the weekend. Executive Order No. 409 declares the State of Emergency across all 21 counties in New Jersey.

Snow falls in the Elmhurst section of Queens during a winter storm that is expected to bring between four to eight inches of snow overnight in New York City, NY,6, 2025. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for New York City and much of the area from Friday evening to early Saturday afternoon.

Though it wasn’t a white Christmas, a strong storm is expected to deliver impactful snow and ice that could snarl travel.

Hundreds of flights were cancelled at New York airports as a winter storm brought heavy snow, travel advisories, and hazardous road conditions across the Northeast.

Driving up summer electricity demand with yet more air-conditioning units when Con Edison is already struggling to meet today’s needs is a recipe for disaster.

Gov. Kathy Hochul took to X to announce a State of Emergency for counties impacted by the winter storm. A travel advisory has been issued in New York City as a winter storm is expected to dump up to 10 inches of snow across the tri-state area on Friday.

Borelli: Mamdani and Hochul will not have a major fight in 2026, as the new mayor will have to digest the fact that the public will start viewing both him and her as part of the same powers that be. He won’t be the new outsider a few months in.

The Western NY metro earned the top spot thanks to its abundance of holiday cheer including as many as 800 seasonal events and its reliably snowy Decembers. Buffalo averages more than 25 inches of snow in December alone, with better than a 50% chance of a white Christmas.

This year’s flu season started early, with cases soaring about a month ahead of last year. In recent weeks, New York City and the surrounding area, as well as parts of Louisiana, have had among the highest levels of flu activity in the country, according to the C.D.C.