Outdoor dining to resume Tuesday at 3 p.m., in-person learning to resume Wednesday: de Blasio
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- After New York City was hit with a nor'easter, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday announced that restaurants would reopen outdoor dining at 3 p.m.
"Life is coming back to normal quickly," the mayor said.
He also announced that in-person learning would resume on Wednesday.
Alternate Side Parking will be suspended through Saturday, but de Blasio warned people to stay off the road if possible.
Sanitation Commissioner Edward Grayson asked people to stay safe and try not to shovel snow into bike lanes and said they are focusing on city streets garbage.
"We did not pick up garbage Tuesday morning and we are likely not going to pick up garbage Tuesday into Wednesday," he said.
The NYC subway resumed above-ground service at 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
The Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North resumed service by 4 a.m., ahead of the morning rush.
LIRR will operate on a weekend schedule through Tuesday.
New York City buses continue to run on a reduced schedule -- 75% of regular weekday service -- and the Staten Island Railway is operating. MTA Bridges and Tunnels' ban on empty tractor trailers and tandem trucks remains in effect.
"As the storm makes its way through the region, we continue to urge residents to remain vigilant, avoid unnecessary travel and check in with family and friends," Cuomo said in a statement.
He added, "We understand the subway and commuter rail lines are critical for essential workers who need to get to work and the MTA is confident they can restore service to those New Yorkers early tomorrow morning."
Path train services, however, remain suspended system-wide Tuesday morning following Monday's winter storm.
"As of 6:30am, PATH svc remains suspended system-wide after yesterday's Nor'easter. We're working on snow removal & other operations so we can safely restore svc. There's no timeline for svc restoration. We regret this ongoing inconvenience," the agency wrote on Twitter.
