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The soot-covered piles of snow had finally melted away, and now they could be replaced by close to a foot and a half of snow by Monday.
At least 19 people died on the streets of the city during January's cold snap.
The mayor said caring for the homeless will be a priority in the days ahead.
The storm will have a major impact on air travel in the Northeast.
Many airlines preemptively canceled hundreds of flights.
For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.
These have the potential to be even more hazardous conditions than we faced the last time around.
Our focus is going to be utilizing every tool that we have to connecting homeless New Yorkers with a safe haven, with a shelter, with a warming bus.
The soot-covered piles of snow had finally melted away, and now they could be replaced by close to a foot and a half of snow by Monday.
At least 19 people died on the streets of the city during January's cold snap.
The mayor said caring for the homeless will be a priority in the days ahead.
The storm will have a major impact on air travel in the Northeast.
Many airlines preemptively canceled hundreds of flights.
For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.
Surrounded by men and women in hard hats, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the uncertainty around the Gateway Tunnel project can't continue.
She said the nation's largest infrastructure project can't get back on track until all of the money has been delivered.
Governor Hochul also challenged the president's assertion that the $16 billion project is behind schedule and over budget.
More than 200,000 train passengers make the crossing through the old tunnels each day.