Justin Lane/European Pressphoto Agency Good morning on this gloppy, nasty Monday. Got your boots, rubbers, galoshes?
Depending on your location, various things are falling from the sky â€" rain, sleet, snow.
Whatever they are, they’re making it a hassle to get around, and potentially dangerous.
Around the region, speed limits are reduced, trains are delayed and roads are slick.
There were 20-car pileups overnight, on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers and Route 95 in Greenwich. Some people were injured.
North and west of the city, many school systems are opting for a late opening.
In the city, it’s just rain, but on top of the half-inch or so of snow that fell last night, icy spots may remain.
The mercury climbs to the mid 40s by mid-afternoon. The rain should stop by then, too.
But on Tuesday, there will be one to three inches of snow in the city, more to the south.
After that comes the big chill: three days below freezing, with nighttime lows deep in the 20s.
Welcome to winter, people.
Here’s what else you need to know.
COMMUTE
Subways: Delays on the 4, 5 and F. Check latest status.
Rails: Check L.I.R.R., Metro-North or N.J. Transit status.
Roads: Speed limits cut to 25 miles an hour on the Goethals and Outerbridge crossings and 45 miles an hour on the New Jersey Turnpike. Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s.
Alternate-side parking is in effect all week.
COMING UP TODAY
- Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott unveils a program for teaching computer science in the public schools. 1 p.m.
- Last day to register for the New York City half-marathon, on March 16.
- The performance artist Marina Abramovic performs the art of signing copies of a book of photos of herself, at Printed Matter in West Chelsea. 5 p.m.
- Now that the “.nyc†domain is a real thing, what does it mean and how do you get one? Find out at a workshop at Brooklyn Law School at 6 p.m. [Free]
- A Country Christmas jamboree at Housing Works bookstore in SoHo includes cowboy Santas, festive do-si-dos, and pizza from Two Boots. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. [Free]
- For more events, see The New York Times Arts & Entertainment guide.
IN THE NEWS
- The police have put out an online map that shows the location and date of crimes. [New York Post]
- A look inside the life of one of the 22,000 homeless children in New York City â€" the biggest number since the Great Depression. [New York Times]
- Scoreboard: Giants playoff hopes die in 37-14 loss to Chargers. Jets soar over Raiders, 37-27. Celtics crush Knicks, 114-73. Capitals beat Rangers, 4-1.
- What’s with those big T’s? New York City’s taxi fleet is now on its third logo in six years. [New York Times]
- The Whole Foods by the Gowanus Canal opens Dec. 17. [Wall Street Journal]
- Here is your morning moment of awww: a nativity scene featuring cats in Red Hook. [DNAinfo]
AND FINALLY…
This week in 1909, something revolutionary appeared on an American moving-picture screen: color.
A British inventor demonstrated his new Kinemacolor system to skeptical crowds at Madison Square Garden.
The scenes paraded one after another: A vase of flowers. A woman mending nets on the Riviera. Turkish troops in Constantinople.
Then came the real test: a rainbow over a waterfall.
“It wasn’t a splash out of all the paint pots,†The Times marveled. “ It was an infinitely delicate commingling of colors â€" a rainbow!â€
For an encore, a hippo yawned, “thereby revealing the red interior of his face.â€
Joseph Burgess contributed reporting.
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