Nor’easter Chaos Unfolds: NYC Braces for the Worst Yet

Gov. Kathy Hochul provided another update on the nor'easter for New Yorkers, saying that the storm is “already bearing down” on the area Saturday afternoon.

“A dangerous nor’easter is already bearing down on the coastal areas of Long Island, New York City and Westchester County,” Hochul said in a release. “This storm poses a significant risk, and I urge New Yorkers to stay informed, stay prepared and stay safe this weekend.”

Hochul declared a State of Emergency for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County over the weekend, and urged residents to stay away from the waters due to dangerous rip currents and high surf.

Power outages are expected to increase across the state, as wind gusts are expected to reach 60 mph. More than 5,800 utility workers are ready to "respond, repair and restore power," Hochul's office said in a statement.

Flooding has already been spotted both throughout New York City and Nassau County, and "roads along the shore will likely become flooded and impassable," the governor's office said.

A New Jersey pup -- and his owner -- got creative to keep the pooch from getting soaked as floods ravaged their beach town.

Video from a beachfront street in Ocean City shows a dog floating on a kayak as water submerges the roads.

Ocean City's Office of Emergency Management warned its residents that a coastal flood warning remained in place until 2 p.m. Sunday.

High tide in the town reached 7.63 feet on the mean low water scale, comparable to that of the infamous nor'easter Jones -- which saw a high tide of 7.66 feet a decade prior.

The pup was not the only one opting for a kayak as a means of transportation amid the high floods, with residents of Queens seen paddling to the Howard Beach subway station Saturday.

The nor'easter has cleared the schedules of many New Yorkers.

Events across the NYC metro area set to take place this weekend have been rescheduled or outright canceled due to the storms, including:

• The All Things Go music festival set to take place at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens from Friday through Sunday was canceled. Ticket holders would be able to get refunded, according to organizers.
• Friday's AC/DC concert at MetLife Stadium was postponed to Oct. 2.
• The Prodigy's outdoor show at Under the K Bridge Park, beneath the Kosciuszko Bridge in Brooklyn on Friday was called off.
• Saturday's CBGB: The Festival, also set to take place at Under the K Bridge Park, was canceled due to the severe weather.
• Horse Races at Long Island's Belmont Park were called off. The New York Racing Association said ticket holders will receive refund information.
• Central Park's Global Citizen Festival was canceled. Festivalgoers would be able to get refunds, organizers said.
• Sleepy Hollow's Oktoberfest and Street Fair, set to take place over the weekend, were canceled.
• Staten Island's Oktoberfest was rescheduled to Oct. 3.
• Long Island's Heart Walk will not be going as planned, with the American Heart Association saying that “additional details will be shared once plans are finalized.”
• The Hoboken River City Fair was postponed to Oct. 3.

State of Emergencies were declared in New York and New Jersey, as Governors Kathy Hochul and Mikie Sherrill urged residents to stay home.

The nor’easter will pummel the East Coast through Sunday night — with the storm bringing as much as 8 inches of total rainfall and 80mph wind gusts along with coastal flooding, a weather expert predicted.

The storm will soak Long Island and the Jersey Shore with between 4 and 8 inches of total rainfall, Senior AccuWeather Meteorologist Mike Doll told The Post.

Those areas will also be battered by ripping wind gusts between 60 and 80 mph, Doll predicted.

Over 13,000 Long Islanders and more than 25,000 Garden Staters are currently without power, according to Poweroutage.us.

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New York City's Emergency Management Department warned Gothamites that the worst is yet to come -- and cautioned those in basements to move to a higher floor -- as merely half-an-inch of the possible six inches expected to hit the five boroughs had fallen as of Saturday afternoon.

"Tonight, about 8 p.m. through mid-morning Sunday: The heaviest rain arrives in bands falling at up to 1 inch per hour. Some areas could see 2 inches overnight, with localized amounts up to 3 inches. Isolated flash flooding is possible," the agency warned in a post to social media.

Saturday night into Sunday morning will see wind gusts of up to 60 mph, likely resulting in more downed trees and power outages, NYCEM stated.

Coastal flooding will continue into Sunday with high tides expected between 8:15 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday night and again from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday.

Moderate flooding is expected in Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways overnight.

By midday, that flooding could spread to parts of coastal Bronx and norther Queens, including parts of Flushing and Astoria.

Minor flooding is expected in Lower Manhattan and Staten Island.

By Sunday afternoon the winds will relent somewhat topping off at 35 mph, NYCEM said.

The most dangerous time for travel will be between Saturday night and Sunday night, officials said.

Rain showers are expected to continue through Monday.