on February 9 while it was offshore the New Jersey coastline. Snow slowly began to subside in areas such as eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. The storm system was absorbed by another system forming off the coast of Greenland on February 11. Preparations and impact On February 8, winter storm warnings were issued for much of the Northeast, including a blizzard warning for parts of Long Island. More than 2,400 flights were cancelled across the affected regions. New York On February 8, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that schools in New York City would be closed the following day, due to the impending snowstorm. Advising residents to stay indoors and stay off the roads, Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia stated, "This will be a very dangerous storm. Luckily it’s not likely to last very long, only a few hours, but during the period of time that it’s coming down it’ll be extraordinarily difficult to drive. So I want to encourage everyone who can take mass transit to please do that." To also avoid a disaster that had happened the year before where several residents were trapped even after the snow subsided due to plows being unable to access certain roads, several smaller equipment and trucks were bought in order to plow the streets in the aftermath. About 2,300 salt spreaders and plows were prepared to plow the streets as of early February 9. Regarding the sudden change from record-high temperatures to a snowstorm, Mayor Bill de Blasio cited that it was "unlike anything [I've] seen in my life. What almost feels like a summer day almost, now, and tomorrow a blizzard." Slick roads were responsible for two jackknifed MTA buses early on February 9 in Manhattan, however no injuries were reported. In Long Island, a tractor trailer was involved in an accident with multiple vehicles. No injuries were reported. Blizzard-like conditions were also observed in areas mainly near the freeways such as Interstate 95. One death was confirmed when a 59-year old doorman slipped and fell through a glass door in New York City on East 93rd Street, causing injuries to his face and neck. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Connecticut Interstate 95 was shut down in both directions on February 9 due to reports of several vehicles stuck on both sides of the road. The Connecticut State Police advised residents on Twitter to