Juno Who? Blizzard Warning Dropped, Travel Ban Lifted, Alternate Side Parking Suspended & More To Know

Looks like New York won’t be getting a “record-breaking” snow storm after all.

The blizzard warning has been dropped for most of the New York area – though it remains in effect for Suffolk County and Long Island. Snow accumulation predictions have been downgraded from 3 feet to 12-18 inches by Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, the world’s humblest meteorologist Gary Szatkowski apologized to New Yorkers on Twitter last night for missing the mark on the severity of Winter Storm Juno:

Here are some changes in transportation and government services to be aware of today:

Travel

Governor Andrew Cuomo has lifted the city-wide travel ban as of 7:30am this morning. All New York City roads are now open to traffic.

Subway and bus service resumed at 9am, with Sunday service — about 60% of normal service — and tomorrow will be a full weekday schedule. Commuters are advised to use caution and allow for extra travel time.

Parking

Alternate side parking is suspended through Wednesday. Meters and all other parking regulations remain in effect.

Schools: CLOSED

Schools are closed and Regents exams have been rescheduled for Thursday, January 29.

Parks: CLOSED Now open, but exercise caution

Updated 12:12: The Parks Department announced all city parks are open. The city parks have been closed since 6pm Monday, and the parks department said it expected to officially reopen the parks in the afternoon. Follow the NYC Parks Twitter account for the latest updates.

Garbage

All garbage and recycling collections have been suspended to facilitate snow removal. Do not leave trash curbside until further notice, but if you have already left your trash out, you may leave it there.

Businesses

Not everything is back in action in our neighborhood, but many places are. These are the spots we know for sure are open (or, in the case of the bars, will be later in the day):

Grocery

• C Town stores
• Downtown Natural Market (1701 Church Avenue on the corner of E 17th Street)
• The Flatbush Food Co-op (1415 Cortelyou Rd. between Rugby and Marlborough)
• Cortelyou Market by Key Food (1610 Cortelyou Road between E 16th and E 17th Streets)
• Stop & Shop (1009 Flatbush Avenue between Tilden Avenue and Albermarle Road)
• TB Ackerson Wine Merchants (1205 Cortelyou Road between Westminster and Argyle Roads) will open at noon.

Restaurants & Shops

• Bar Chord (1008 Cortelyou Road between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue) will open at 4pm.
• Batata (3021 Fort Hamilton Parkway between E. 2nd and E. 3rd Streets)
• Coffee Mob (1514 Newkirk Avenue between Newkirk Plaza and E. 16th Street)
• Elk Coffee (154 Prospect Park Southwest)
• The Farm on Adderley (1108 Cortelyou Road between Stratford and Westminster Roads) is open as of 11am.
• Hunger Pang (1021 Church Avenue between Stratford and E. 10th Street) will open at 6pm.
• Lark (1007 Church Avenue between E 10th Street and Stratford Road)
• Lea (1022 Cortelyou Road between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue)
• Mimi’s Hummus (1209 Cortelyou Road between Argyle and Westminster Roads)
• Nine Chains (1111 Church Avenue between Stratford and Westminster Roads)
• Ox Cart Tavern (1301 Newkirk Avenue) will open at 5pm — no delivery, though.
• Qathra (1112 Cortelyou Road between Stratford and Westminster Roads)
• Sycamore (1118 Cortelyou Road between Stratford and Westminster) will open at 2pm.