The weekend blizzard left many cities the East Coast of the U.S. under a blanket of snow. In Washington, the federal government and schools remained closed Monday. But in New York and other northern cities more accustomed to heavy snow, business is gradually resuming.
US East Coast Slowly Recovers from the Storm
Workers clear the tracks of snow at the Port Washington branch of the Long Island Railroad, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, outside of New York City.
Commuters cross piles of snow to catch a bus in New York, Jan. 25, 2016. The weekend's storm dropped snow from the Gulf Coast to New England, complicating travel.
Commuters walk past piles of snow in the elevated Broadway Junction subway station, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Commuters walk past piles of snow at the Broadway Junction transit hub, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Morning commuters pass a pile of snow on Wall Street in New York's Financial District, Jan. 25, 2016.
Two men walk with snowshoes through New York’s Central Park, Jan. 24, 2016.
"A snowman" stands in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. East Coast residents face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service mounds of snow, and closed schools and government offices. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A dump truck empties near the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Jan. 24, 2016. Washington is digging out after a blizzard.
Eli Bokor rides in a laundry basket down a snow-covered street in southeast Washington, Jan. 24, 2016. His father, not seen in the photo, is pulling the basket.
Frank Courtell clears snow from his driveway in the Washington suburb of Annandale, Va., Jan. 24, 2016. Most of Washington area is still recovering from the storm.