New York City is covered in a blanket of white snow at this hour thanks to a winter storm that’s expected to deliver the five boroughs’ biggest snowfall in two years.
As of 7:50 a.m., the National Weather Service said some areas of had reported heavy snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour. By about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol reported about 3 to 4 inches of snow observed on the ground, and that citywide, storm totals could range between 4 to 6 inches.
Ahead of the anticipated storm, New York City public schools were shifted to remote learning for Tuesday. But all is not going according to plan; the Department of Education reported that they are having technical difficulties with the system students and teachers use to log into class.
