Weather & Science
NYC Hit Hard as Winter Storm Knocks Out Power, Snarls Travel
A pedestrian walks along a snow-covered street during a winter storm in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Feb. 23.
Photographer: Victor J. Blue/BloombergA powerful winter storm started to taper off across the Northeast Monday evening after smashing records and dropping more than a foot of snow in eight states.
The impact is expected to linger for days. More than 11,000 flights have been grounded through Tuesday, and more than 500,000 homes and businesses were without power as of 5:45 p.m. local time.