By Mariel S. Clark
DNAinfo News Editor
MANHATTAN — Tuesday's wintry mess may not have closed schools but it did cause problems at all three area airports.
More than 1,600 flights into and out of LaGuardia, JFK and Newark airports were canceled due to the icy conditions, according to the Port Authority.
Metro-North was experiencing delays on the New Haven line due to the weather. Subways and buses in the city were running near normal schedules during the afternoon rush, the MTA said.
With the snow, sleet and rain slow to move out of the area, the travel woes would likely continue through Wednesday.
Tuesday's miserable mix of rain and freezing drizzle would make way for sleet and freezing rain as temperatures stayed below freezing overnight, according to meteorologists. The combination could lay down a coating of ice up to a quarter of an inch thick.
"It's been a horrible winter,"said John Kujawski, 60, who works in hotel real estate in Midtown. "It's too much. I'm ready for it to be over already.
The National Weather Service put a freezing rain advisory into effect through 9 a.m. on Wednesday. The icy conditions would make for treacherously slick streets and sidewalks and could pull down tree limbs and power lines, according to the NWS.
The wintry mix would continue throughout the morning commute Wednesday before changing over to rain as high temperatures climb to 40 degrees, meteorologists said.
Alternate side parking rules were suspended once again for Wednesday, although parking meter regulations would be back in effect, according to the Department of Transportation.
Limited trash and recycling collection was ongoing.
The icy weather will make for a miserable Groundhog Day on Wednesday, but it will hopefully keep Staten Island Chuck from seeing his shadow, and thus help usher in the start of spring.
By Wednesday evening the system was expected to be moving away leaving clear skies for the remainder of the workweek.
