Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that the Hugh Carey Tunnel (Brooklyn-Battery) and the Holland Tunnel will close on 2 p.m. Monday as a precaution against flooding. The Queens-Midtown Tunnel will remain open until further notice. If winds hit 60 mph the MTA and Port Authority will close bridges also. Click below to find out more.
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Cuomo urged everyone to stay off the roads and stay indoors.
“Don’t be fooled,” he said. “The worst is still coming.”
Kennedy LaGuardia and Newark airports are open, but all flights have been cancelled, the Port Authority said.
According to FlightAware, a flight tracking service, there are 7,118 flights cancelled in the U.S. Monday — 993 to or from Newark, 972 at Kennedy, and 918 at LaGuardia.
Right now, the entire subway and bus system operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority — which moves about 7 million people a day — is shut down until further notice.
The MTA’s two railroads — the largest in the country — are also shut down: Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road.
The MTA began winding down subway and railroad service Sunday night at 7 p.m., and bus service Sunday night at 9 p.m.
