People walk in a snow storm in New York Ivan Rodriguez Rangers Jersey , the United States, Jan. 4, 2018. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared state of emergency for the entire downstate region on Thursday as a snow storm continued to pound the U.S. East Coast. (XinhuaWang Ying) Workers clear snow at Times Square in New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2018. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared state of emergency for the entire downstate region on Thursday as a snow storm continued to pound the U.S. East Coast. (XinhuaWang Ying) A worker clears snow at Times Square in New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2018. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared state of emergency for the entire downstate region on Thursday as a snow storm continued to pound the U.S. East Coast. (XinhuaWang Ying) Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2018 shows the statue of George Washington covered with snow in front of the Federal Hall National Memorial in New York, the United States. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared state of emergency for the entire downstate region on Thursday as a snow storm continued to pound the U.S. East Coast. (XinhuaWang Ying) People walk in a snow storm in New York, the United States, Jan. 4 Edinson Volquez Jersey , 2018. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared state of emergency for the entire downstate region on Thursday as a snow storm continued to pound the U.S. East Coast. (XinhuaWang Ying) NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared state of emergency for the entire downstate region on Thursday as a snow storm continued to pound the U.S. East Coast.
The massive winter storm has swept most part of the state, dumping snow and bringing strong winds to the area.
Cuomo called the storm "snow storm plus" because it is snow plus wind which is going to cause the trouble on Thursday.
He said the gusts are expected to pick up speed later in the day, especially on Long Island, where the winds will reach 60 miles per hour.
In terms of snowfall, the latest predictions showed that people will see six to 10 inches of snow in New York city, nine to 12 inches of snow on Long Island, and four to eight in Westchester.
Cuomo said the strong winds make it almost impossible to clear the roads and residents should be well prepared when travelling during late afternoon rush hour.
The afternoon rush hour will be much more problematic than the morning rush hour as snow storm will be more severe by then, he added.
Due to strong winds and whiteout conditions, flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport have been temporarily suspended. Travelers are urged to contact their airline carriers for updates on resumption of service.
All New York city public schools are closed on Thursday because of the weather condition.
BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China will allow non-real-estate enterprises and villages to build houses on the land they own to boost housing supply.
A total of 13 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing Matt Moore Jersey , Hangzhou and Xiamen are pilot regions where villages can build rental houses on land under collective ownership, either by themselves or by partnering with others, according to the national land and resources work conference held Monday.
Rural housing land still belongs to the collective village entity and farmers will be allowed to use it for housing and other purposes, said land and resources minister Jiang Daming.
The decision is considered a major step in nurturing a sustainable property market as the government used to be the only legitimate supplier of land for housing purposes.
The houses should be used for living rather than investment, and urban residents will not be allowed to buy rural housing land, which is banned for extravagant apartments such as villas, Jiang said.
PARIS, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following are the day two results of the 2,884,675 euros BNP Paribas Masters here at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding, Q for qualifier, WC for wildcard):
Men's Singles
Second Round
5-Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic Jon Niese Jersey , bt WC-Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2
1-Novak Djokovic, Serbia, bt Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-3, 6-4
14-Keven Anderson, South Africa, bt Santiago Giraldo, Colombia Bartolo Colon Jersey , 6-4, 7-6 (8)
Fernando Verdasco, Spain, bt 15-Gilles Simon, France, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
First Round
Q-Lucas Pouille, France, bt Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-1, 6-4
Gael Monfils Martin Perez Jersey , France, bt Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-1, 6-4
David Goffin, Belgium, bt Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3
Tommy Robredo, Spain, bt Vasek Pospisil, Canada Nomar Mazara Jersey , 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5)