First Snow of The Season as seen on Flatbush Ave, at the corners of Ave I and New York Ave in Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 7, 2012. (Hayden Roger Celestin image)
News Americas, BROOKLYN, NY, Weds. Nov. 7, 2012: A nor’easter slammed into New York and New Jersey, hammering the still recovering states with snow, gusty winds and rain and plunging some homes back into darkness.

The storm inflicted more pain on thousands of people still reeling from Superstorm Sandy’s blow more than a week ago.Forecasters predict the storm will continue to over more of the Northeast through tonight.

The first snowstorm of the season caused cancellation of flights at the three airports and is expected to drop 1-5 inches in New York City and 3-9 inches on Long Island.

These trees came down with the snow onto a car in Bellerose, Queens. (Sero Bobb image)
Reggae singer Burning Spears shovels snow in NYC on Nov. 8, 2012.