The MTA is closing all above ground subway service, Long Island Railroad Service and all Metro-North Service at 4 pm EST.
US railway operator Amtrak is running on a reduced schedule, and interstate buses are also being cancelled, according to the BBC.
The weather pattern has already brought snow to the US South as far down as Florida.
Flights at JFK airport have been temporarily suspended "due to strong winds and whiteout conditions” caused by Winter Storm Grayson.
