NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are investigating after officers were pelted with snowballs while responding to a massive snowball fight at Washington Square Park in Manhattan, as a winter storm blanketed the Northeast in snow.

A state of emergency and a travel ban were declared ahead of the powerful nor'easter storm.

New Yorkers won't have to move their cars any time soon, as Alternate Side Parking has been suspended

While much of the northeast of the United States watches mounds of snow accumulate outside their windows, something else is piling up pretty quickly as well.

When the city needed digging out, it called its emergency shovelers. One Queens resident describes the pay, the crosswalks, and the yellow snow.

New York City and Long Island are being hit hard with snow today. As of 8 a.m. Monday, the most snow reported so far was 20 inches in Suffolk County on Long Island, according to the National Weather Service.

New York City will have a regular snow day on Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, due to the nor'easter and forecast for towering snowfall totals.

You watch the video and feel your pulse quicken as a massive tree collapses inches from a nun and a child during New York City's historic blizzard. The scene captures a split-second rescue: the nun shields the child and lifts them away,

The storm in late January was bad enough. This one is bringing true blizzard conditions, and the city has stepped up its response.

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Councilmember Yusef Salaam are introducing a series of bills aimed at combating hate crimes Wednesday.