Residents are urged to complete travel before 6 p.m. Friday as a storm bringing 4-to-8 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 50 mph moves eastward across the state.

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency for more than half of New York counties and provided an update on the state’s response ahead of anticipated widespread snowfall Friday

Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday issued a State of Emergency for many counties across the state as a winter storm moves through New York

Gov. Kathy Hochul took to X to announce a State of Emergency for counties impacted by the winter storm. A travel advisory has been issued in New York City as a winter

Shovels and plows will be out later Friday as people in New York City and the surrounding area prepare for a blast of winter.

“We are seeing the highest number of flu cases ever recorded in a single week in New York State,” State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said, noting that the state recorded 71,123 flu cases for the week ending Dec. 20. That was the most recorded in a single week since 2004, when the state began its current method of reporting cases.

New York has passed several new laws taking effect in January and February, including requirements for doctors and hospitals to report certain diseases, cardiac emergency response plans for schools, changes to divorce laws,

The Trump administration has suffered a pair of legal setbacks this week in battles involving New York state. On Monday, a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to divert Homeland Security funding from states that did not cooperate with the federal government’s immigration enforcement efforts, the Associated Press reported.