E-Paper
Sign In
NYC Ferry suspends operations amid 'historic' winter storm in US
Snow, sleet, freezing rain, and dangerously low temperatures are expected to sweep across the eastern two-thirds of the country through Sunday and into next week
- PUBLISHED: Sun 25 Jan 2026, 8:54 PM
- Share:
The NYC Ferry has suspended all operations until conditions improve, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Sunday (January 25).
"The Staten Island Ferry will move to hourly service at 12pm, departing from St. George on the hour and Whitehall on the half hour," Mamdani said in a post on social media platform X.
Recommended For You
He added, "it will continue to operate on that schedule as long as visibility conditions allow."
Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels
The announcement comes as the US braces for a severe winter storm. Forecasters warned that snow, sleet, freezing rain, and dangerously low temperatures are expected to sweep across the eastern two-thirds of the country through Sunday and into next week.
More than 400,000 customers in the US as far west as Texas were without power and more than 9,600 flights were expected to be canceled on Sunday ahead of a monster winter storm that threatened to paralyze eastern states with heavy snowfall.
Calling the storms "historic," US President Donald Trump on Saturday approved federal emergency disaster declarations in South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana, and West Virginia.
Airlines, grid operators scramble to prepare
Major US airlines warned passengers to stay alert for abrupt flight changes and cancellations.
Delta Air Lines DAL.N adjusted its schedule on Saturday, with additional cancellations in the morning for Atlanta and along the East Coast, including in Boston and New York City.
It would relocate experts from cold-weather hubs to support de-icing and baggage teams at several southern airports, the airline said.
JetBlue JBLU.O said that as of Saturday morning it had canceled about 1,000 flights through Monday.
United Airlines UAL.O said it had proactively canceled some flights in places with the worst expected weather.
US electric grid operators on Saturday stepped up precautions to avoid rotating blackouts.
Dominion Energy D.N, whose Virginia operations include the largest collection of data centers in the world, said if its ice forecast held, the winter event could be among the largest to affect the company.
(Inputs from AFP, Reuters)
