The first major snowstorm to hit the Northeast in 2015 has arrived, and it's shaping up to be just as massive as we thought.
The storm is affecting the east coast from New Jersey to Maine. More than 2 feet of snow is predicted to fall on some areas.
The photos coming in are staggering.
Here's a look at the skyline of lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge from the Brooklyn shore.
Here are some cars slowly making their way down 7th Avenue in falling snow in New York. The whiteout nearly makes them invisible.
The streets are full of slush.
Meteorologists have been warning much of the Northeast about the storm the past couple of days. Some areas along the East Coast are expecting 18 to 36 inches of snow.
Massachusetts is one of the states that are expected to be hit hard by the storm.
Here's a view from the United Nations building on Monday. That's a tug boat pushing a barge down the East River.
The New York City skyline is turning white in the background.
Some people have dubbed the storm "snowpocalypse."
These folks in New Haven, Connecticut, look prepared.
You can barely see the Statue of Liberty in the snow.
Some, however, are reveling in the weather.
And at 42nd Street in Manhattan, it's a winter wonderland.
Many pedestrians in Manhattan were hustling to get to their destinations Monday afternoon.
The blowing snow and slippery sidewalks made it tough to get anywhere fast, though.
New Jersey transit officials advised residents to stay indoors Monday. Train service is expected to be stopped for much of the week. One lonely car sits in this Liberty State Park parking lot in Jersey City.
People seemed to be taking the snow in stride in downtown Brooklyn.
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