Consider it unusual for me, but why all the panic over a snowstorm in New York, I wonder why a few inches of snow creates so much havoc, must be because were used to it up here so it feels strange to me to shut down the city entirely, or it must cost them a lot to get people out of snowstorms.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/new-york-snowstorm-recap-updates-5047061http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/nyregion/new-york-blizzard.html?_r=0_
Millions of people from New Jersey to Maine were forced to quit work early, rush to get off roads and highways and take shelter on Monday night as a snowstorm bore down on the region, bringing with it winds of near-hurricane force and the threat of coastal flooding and more than two feet of snow.
With the storm gathering in intensity as night fell, thousands of flights were grounded, public transportation was suspended or curtailed and travel bans were put in place in the half-dozen states in the path of the storm.
As the storm gathered moisture over the Atlantic and picked up energy, commuters also took to the roads — hoping to beat both the deteriorating weather and the widespread bans on driving that were set to go into effect late on Monday.
From Fort Lee, N.J., to Andover, Mass., nearly every road was declared off limits by government officials to everyone except emergency workers. The orders were both to keep people safe and to allow workers better access to start clearing roads.
Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts echoed those concerns. “This is a top-five historic storm, and we should treat it as such,” he said. “This is clearly going to be a really big deal.”
It is also the first storm Mr. Baker is facing since he was sworn in this month, and, like other politicians, he is aware that he will be judged on the state’s response.
Mr. Baker ordered a statewide travel ban in effect at midnight on Monday. The Boston subway system and commuter rail lines were also scheduled to shut down at midnight and remain closed on Tuesday.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh of Boston ordered drivers off the street on Monday evening and said residents would be notified by loudspeaker that a parking ban was going into effect at 6 p.m.
“You should not be driving in the city of Boston,” he said. “All residents, once you park your car, leave your car there and do not leave your house.”
