Storm brings more snow and rain to hurricane-battered New York

Little more than a week after Hurricane Sandy whipped the New York area with brutal winds and a record storm surge, a nor'easter began delivering more wind, snow and misery to the same places.

A new storm brought heavy rains, snow and powerful winds to New York and New Jersey, leaving over 1700 flights cancelled and thousands of residents without power in the US East Coast. However the city did appear pretty all covered in white. Pic courtesy: Um-e-Kulsoom

Many prominent buildings across New York were enveloped in snow. Pic courtesy: Um-e-Kulsoom
Some bravehearts ventured into the snow even as most transport systems in the city had shut. Pic courtesy: Um-e-Kulsoom
The National Weather Service said the latest storm was moving northward off the East Coast and would bring a wintry mix of precipitation to areas across the northern mid-Atlantic and northeast.

Locals stepped out and lined outside petrol stations to fill up their vehicle tanks. The city is still experiencing long gas lines in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
New Jersey's utility company Public Service Electric and Gas said 181,000 customers were still without power due to hurricane Sandy and the number of additional outages due to this new storm is about 60,000 statewide.
The mix of rain and snow, which covered buildings, roads and cars in parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, also led airlines to cancel flights for a day.