Winter storm blankets Northeast

The “Fearless Girl” statue stands opposite the “Charging Bull” in the early morning hours in New York City on Tuesday.

Graham Kenny, left, and Kelly Dineen, of Ireland, take a picture of themselves in Times Square during a mid-March snowstorm.

A late snowstorm dumps half a foot of snow in Manhattan.

A late snowstorm dumps half a foot of snow in Manhattan.

People walk their dogs in the sleet and snow in New York City.

The Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain in Bryant Park in Manhattan is covered in ice as the temperatures take a mid-March plunge.

A pedestrian protects herself from the rain while crossing the street near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as snow blankets the surrounding ground.

Swan and paddle boats are docked with a coating of snow and ice at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.

Men shovel a sidewalk in the Roxborough area of Philadelphia following a mid-March snowstorm that blanketed the Northeast.

Johnny Demalavezi walks through the snow in the Roxborough area of Philadelphia on Tuesday. Much of the Northeast is under a state of emergency as a blizzard is expected to bring over a foot of snow and high winds to the area.

A dog plays in the snow while its owners talk in front of the Washington Square Arch in New York City.

A man walks in falling snow after winter weather strikes New York City as part of a major storm system moving into the Northeast that may bring as much as 24 inches of snow to some areas.

Two women make their way across a snow-covered street in New York City. The blizzard warning issued for New York City and Boston was downgraded to a winter storm warning after the storm’s track shifted.

A woman trudges through the sleet and snow in New York City during a mid-March storm.