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New York: Most travel bans and service suspensions were being lifted Tuesday morning after a snowstorm pounded the Tri-State area.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the travel ban has been lifted in all counties except for Suffolk.

In New Jersey, as of 7:30 a.m., travel is now permissible statewide, Gov. Chris Christie announced this morning. Thirty minutes earlier, Christie said travel would be allowed south of Interstate 195.

Christie lifted the ban after forecasts that had called for two feet or more of snow in parts of the state fizzled.

Earlier this morning, the National Weather Service lifted the blizzard warning that covered most of the state. Northern and central Jersey are now under a winter storm warning.

Only two southern counties have a winter storm advisory in effect — Burlington and Gloucester.

Cape May, Salem, Cumberland, Atlantic, Gloucester, Camden and Burlington are not under a warning or advisory.

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Massive snowstorm hits northeast US, life affected

 New York, Jan 27 (IANS) Northeastern US was hit late Monday by a massive snowstorm which affected normal life in Boston, Manhattan, New England and elsewhere in the region.

"We're hunkered down with food, shelter and water," said Rafi Menachem, a financial consultant who lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, near Boston, adding, "I'm worried about electricity", according to a CNN report.

Meteorologists had warned of a "crippling" and "potentially historic" blizzard in the region from Monday.

New York looked nothing like its normal bustling self early Tuesday, where schools were closed, and city officials shut down public transit.

Snow was falling 2 to 4 inches an hour at times and was especially heavy along the coast.

Blizzard warnings were in place from New Jersey to Maine. Boston was forecast to receive 20 to 30 inches of snow -- and in some cases a bit more.

Up to 58 million people could be affected by the deep freeze and the storm could have a far-reaching economic and political impact, even beyond the region directly hit, CNN said.

A state of emergency was in place in seven states across the region -- Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New Hampshire.

More than 4,300 flights have been cancelled for Tuesday, the CNN report said, citing the flight-tracking website Flightaware.

That's on top of 2,800 flights cancelled Monday. Hundreds more have already been cancelled for Wednesday.

The hardest hit airports were in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Boston's Logan Airport would not reopen until Wednesday.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday: "It is frightening how quickly a simple trip to the supermarket can wind up being very dangerous."

Connecticut and Massachusetts also put travel bans in place. Violating the ban can set one back by $500 in Massachusetts.

In Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency. Cars left parked on snow emergency routes would be towed and owners ticketed, he said.

"It's going to be the kind of night where the best thing anybody can do is stay inside," Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said Monday evening.

According to reports, groceries flew off store shelves.

Michelle Thompson, a professor who lives in New York, found little left at a Greenwich Village grocery store.

"These are the sort of supplies New Yorkers need," she said gazing at the empty shelves. "Apparently, fresh bread is imperative as well as eggs. Don't forget the dried pasta and sauce!"

According to New York Police Commissioner William Bratton, his force was well prepared with a fleet of vehicles to handle the crisis.

"I want everyone to understand that we are facing - most likely - one of the largest snowstorms in the history of this city," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

To put the mayor's statement in perspective, in 2006, 26.9 inches of snow fell on the city.

Welcome to the blizzard of 2015.

"We're hunkered down with food shelter and water," said Rafi Menachem, a financial consultant who lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, near Boston. "I'm worried about electricity."

Menachem's wife is a doctor at Boston Medical Center. She's sleeping at work and won't be back home until Wednesday, maybe later.

Even weather-toughened New Englanders are paying attention to this storm. You almost have to when the National Weather Service is throwing out terms like "crippling" and "potentially historic" when talking about this storm.

Just a bit to the south, New York City looked nothing like its normal bustling self early Tuesday. Schools are closed, and city officials shut down public transit.