A powerful nor’easter is rapidly intensifying off the Mid-Atlantic coast and is expected to slam New York City and much of the Northeast.

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

A blizzard warning remains in effect through late Monday, Feb. 23, for New York City and much of the region as the system drops several feet of snow.

The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) has canceled Sunday’s eight-race card at Aqueduct Racetrack due to a powerful winter storm forecast to bring heavy snowfall and extremely high winds to the region. The National Weather Service has placed New York City under a blizzard warning beginning at 1 p.m. (ET).

This week’s storm, which is expected to bring 12 to 20 inches of snow to the city, has prompted the first blizzard warning issued for the city since 2017.

Remnants of the last major snow storm nearly a month ago still stick to New York City sidewalks. Small piles of white now look more like coal mounds from the mud, soot and other buildup. Now, New Yorkers and the rest of the tri-state area are once again bracing for another major snow storm that could bring a foot