Sunday’s forecast is only slightly better, with temperatures remaining in the teens and dipping below zero in the morning with the wind chill factored in, according to AccuWeather.
Meanwhile, residents were still reeling from the havoc Grayson wreaked on the city and surrounding areas Thursday.
All told, Queens received up to 14 inches of snow, while Manhattan recorded a high of nine inches.
Gov. Cuomo declared a state of emergency for all of downstate New York Thursday morning, and de Blasio announced a winter weather emergency, allowing the city to tow any cars in the way of plowing operations.
“Everyone should take this one very seriously,” the mayor said, adding that Queens saw “blizzard-like conditions.”
Citywide ferry service was shut down at noon, except on the Staten Island Ferry, which was operating on a modified schedule. Subways and buses kept running with some delays.
“We are on the water, and this storm is causing some heavy damage. It ripped the roof off my gazebo and tore it to pieces,” he said.
“There is a 10-foot-long tree branch, about 10 inches in diameter, laying across my street, half-buried in snow. I can’t get down my road!”
He planned to get out his snow blower and dig out his street “before it all freezes solid.”
“I will probably be cleaning up all weekend, but I have to get some work done tomorrow,” he said.
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