Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as a fierce winter storm barreled into the densely populated region with heavy snowfall and high winds.

A major storm hit the US east coast on Monday, bringing record-breaking snow and massive disruption. It also left magical scenes across New York.

Rhode Island is bearing the brunt of the blizzard's highest snowfall totals. Over 3 feet of snow, 36.2 inches to be exact, has fallen in Warwick, R.I., according to the National Weather Service. North Kingstown follows close behind with 35 inches, and then Providence with 34 inches.

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

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

Millions of people in New York City and the rest of the tri-state were stuck home under travel bans and blizzard warnings as a fierce winter storm slammed the region with heavy snow and high winds. Cellphones across NYC received wailing push alerts Sunday night announcing a ban on non-emergency travel on all streets through noon Monday because of “dangerous

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that his administration had taken lessons from the city’s last storm, when at least 20 people died after exposure to the cold.

The NYC area is bracing for a major winter storm that's set to hit the region with heavy snow on top of dangerous, subfreezing weather.