New York city remains shut down despite less snowfall than expected.
Driving is banned in New York for non-emergency vehicles and many businesses have closed in anticipation of the storm.
It could still dump several feet of snow in areas up the US east coast - affecting tens of millions of residents.
A state of emergency's been declared in New York state, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
But as William Denselow reports from New York city - so far the storm has been much milder than feared.
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