Steve Kastenbaum

The nose of the Air Canada regional jet was completely demolished when it slammed into a fire truck that was crossing the runway just as the plane landed at LaGuardia late last night.

Port Authority officials say the pilot and co-pilot were killed.

41 people were taken to nearby hospitals, some with serious injuries.

Most have since been released.

Two police officers who were on that fire truck were also injured.

They were called out to respond to a report of an odor in another passenger jet.

For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

Over 2,000 sanitation department snowplows are working to clear up to two feet of snow from the streets here.

Mayor Zoran Mamdani said the city is hiring thousands of temporary workers to shovel snow.

An emergency travel ban expired, but he asked people not to drive if possible so crews can get the city streets ready for commuters and the reopening of schools.

West of the city, utility crews in New Jersey were dealing with thousands of power outages.

Meanwhile, there's more snow in the forecast in the coming days.

For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.

Snow fell at a rate of more than two inches per hour as building maintenance workers pushed snowblowers through the night, trying to keep sidewalks clear.

New York streets were deserted after the mayor declared a state of emergency and banned unnecessary travel.

Air traffic came to a halt with more than 3,000 flights canceled at the area's three airports.

The storm knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes across New Jersey.

Steve Kastenbaum reporting.

The sound of snowblowers echoed across the city as the sun fell, the snow accumulation increased, and winds picked up here.

Earlier in the day, Mayor Zoran Mondani issued a travel ban declaring that New Yorkers had to be off the streets tonight through the morning hours.