Updated 9:45 p.m.
Another storm is set to strike the area late Tuesday night into Wednesday, just as the city is recovering from a significant snowfall that dropped around eight inches on the city Monday.
“The snowstorm situation is really getting a little too common,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said at press conference Tuesday morning, asserting that the city is prepared for another storm.
He said this storm’s mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain and milder temperatures will help mitigate its impact.
But “be ready for a difficult morning commute,” he warned, and urged New Yorkers to use mass transit when possible.
A “hazardous travel advisory” is in effect for the area Wednesday, the New York City Office of Emergency Management said.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from midnight through 6 p.m. Wednesday, with two to four inches of snow predicted as well as about one third of an inch of ice.
The snow will start after midnight, then change to a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain around daybreak, according to NWS. The precipitation should taper off the early evening commute. Highs Wednesday will be in the low 30s.
Alternate side parking remained suspended Tuesday and will be suspended again on Wednesday to facilitate snow removal, but meters will still be in effect.
The Department of Sanitation has issued a ‘snow alert’ for Tuesday, starting at 10 p.m. and will be deploying its snow fighting equipment as needed.
To track the progress of DSNY clearing operations throughout the five boroughs, click here.
The MTA said is preparing for the possibility of ice building up during the Wednesday morning rush hour, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Customers, however, should prepare for potential delays or service suspensions, and are urged to monitor service status on the MTA’s website before leaving their homes Wednesday morning.
The city’s subway cars will be moved and stored underground on express tracks overnight, which will affect express service on portions of certain lines into Wednesday morning. Bus service will run at 85 to 90 percent capacity and some suspensions are possible on a route-by-route basis.
The MTA has canceled Fastrack maintenance on the A and C lines in Brooklyn for the rest of the week.
The Long Island Rail Road expects to operate on a regular weekday schedule throughout Wednesday.
Metro-North plans to reduce morning rush hour service by 18 percent to accommodate heavy snowfall predicted for Westchester and the lower Hudson Valley, and will combine 27 of the usual 154 morning rush hour trains.
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