By Mariel S. Clark
DNAinfo News Editor
MANHATTAN — New Yorkers are gearing up for yet another winter storm with snow in the forecast for Thursday night.
The winter storm is expected to bring three to six inches of snow starting Thursday at about 10 p.m. and continuing through the Friday morning commute, meteorologists said.
The Office of Emergency Management issued a hazardous travel advisory for the Friday morning rush hour and urged New Yorkers to use mass transit instead of driving. Both streets and sidewalks could be slippery, OEM said in a statement.
Alternate side parking regulations have been suspended for Friday according to the Department of Transportation’s Twitter handle, NYCASP. Drivers will still have to feed the meters.
The snow is expected to start late Thursday evening and continue until about 11 a.m. on Friday, with the heaviest snow falling overnight, according to AccuWeather.
The Department of Sanitation issued a snow alert to start at 10 p.m. Thursday and prepared plows and salt trucks, according to their website.
The snow may be enough to snarl travel across the city, according to the National Weather Service, which issued a winter weather advisory ahead of the storm.
"The delays will range from snow-clogged and slippery roads to de-icing issues and flight cancellations at airports," AccuWeather reported.
Even before the snow moved in, several major airlines, including Delta, Continental, JetBlue and United, were waiving fees for changing tickets for travelers heading into or out of LaGuardia, JFK or Newark, as all three airports could see delays and cancellations due to the snow.
Along with the flakes, New Yorkers should expect gusty winds on Friday making temperatures feel like the single digits during the morning commute, according to meteorologists.
Frigid temperatures will move in behind the storm. Highs over the weekend will struggle to make it into the mid 20s.
