Lirr: Northeast digs out from brutal storm that disrupted flights and canceled school
lirr service status is unclear in the provided context as the Northeast continued digging out after a record storm that disrupted thousands of flights and closed schools. Neighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed "Darth Vader" scrambled Tuesday to clear snow across the region while forecasters warned another storm could be near.
Blizzard and snowfall totals
Monday’s storm was described by meteorologists as the strongest in a decade and dropped more than 2 feet of snow in parts of the Northeast. The news summary began with the line "Blizzard brings record snowfall to East Coast. " As the snow moved northward and tapered off in other areas, forecasters cautioned that additional storms could follow.
Fatalities and injuries
Two people have died, and one is critically injured, after a tree fell on a Maryland road during the storm. Separately, the body of a man was found buried under snow in Deer Park, New York, on Monday; Suffolk County police said they couldn’t immediately connect the discovery to this storm.
Power outages and restoration
Hundreds of thousands lost electricity across multiple states. There were 365, 000 power outages reported in the Garden State during this storm, and just 35, 000 customers were still in the dark by late Tuesday morning, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said. power had been restored to some of those in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware and Rhode Island by Tuesday.
Roads, travel bans and cleanup
By Tuesday, roads were beginning to reopen and mass transportation was returning to service in some cities. Travel bans in Rhode Island and Massachusetts were lifted at noon ET, but officials still urged residents in this hard-hit state to stay home if possible so heavy machinery could have space to clear snow. Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency Director Marc Pappas warned: "This is not a quick cleanup. Recovery will take time, patience, and coordination. " He added that "Snow removal at this scale is a massive, massive operation. "
Lirr service status unclear
The provided context does not include specific information about lirr operations, schedules, or disruptions; the status of lirr is unclear in the provided context. The broader report notes that mass transportation was returning in some cities by Tuesday, but it gives no explicit details about any particular railroad's service.
City moments, schooling and reactions
In New York City, the heavy snow produced traditional winter scenes — snowmen and children sledding down embankments — even as other moments drew controversy. A viral video showed people throwing snowballs at New York police officers, prompting Mayor Zohran Mamdani to scold the throwers and say they should aim at him and leave officers to do their jobs. The mayor wrote that officers "have been out in a historic blizzard, keeping New Yorkers safe and cars moving, " and added, "Treat them with respect. If anyone’s catching a snowball, it’s me. "
Classes were canceled on Monday, and Mamdani announced schools would reopen for in-person learning on Tuesday. That reopening drew backlash: Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella said schools should remain closed, while Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, described the situation as "a big mess. "
Neighbors and municipal crews continued to work Tuesday to clear streets and reopen services after a storm that left a broad swath of the Northeast paralyzed and prompted thousands of canceled flights. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill stressed that "we're not out of the woods yet, " repeating the warning that recovery would take time as forecasters cautioned another storm could be on the way.
