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A “historic” storm has left the entire state of New York suffering, with 73,000 homes without power Saturday afternoon, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
“There is not one place in the state of New York where the temperature is above zero as far as the real feel temperature. That’s what it feels like your skin,” Hochul said during a morning news briefing in Edgemere. “Every part of New York is suffering the effects of this Arctic chill.”
Hochul spoke after touring the hard-hit Rockaways, which was swamped by storm surge Friday.
“The water literally froze and created something that was reminiscent of a skating pond,” Hochul said.
She was joined by local elected officials, although not Mayor Eric Adams, whose aides said he was expected to return to work Saturday after taking two days off.
