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NEW YORK: A strong nor\u2019easter is expected to bring flooding, powerful wind gusts, heavy \u200brain and rip currents to areas along the East Coast from Maine to \u200cWashington, D.C., over the weekend. Upcoming shows in New York City and Massachusetts where Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz were scheduled to perform before tens of thousands of attendees were canceled due \u200bto weather.<\/strong><\/p>\n The governors of New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency in counties \u200bexpected to see the worst of the storm, including New York \u2060City.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTake this storm seriously,\u201d New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on X.<\/p>\n The Federal Aviation \u200bAdministration said on Friday that flights at all three major New York City-area airports, could be \u200bdisrupted by strong winds.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n American Airlines, JetBlue and\u00a0United Airlines waived change fees for eligible flights, encouraging customers to postpone travel between Friday and Sunday in the Northeast.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The National Weather Service said winds \u200bof up to 55 miles per hour (88.5 km\/h) in some areas could make driving \u200bdifficult.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n New York City officials of possible basement flooding, power outages and travel disruptions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n US passenger railroad Amtrak warned \u200cthat \u2060service could be disrupted in the Northeast because of the storm.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The open-air Global Citizen Festival in Manhattan\u2019s Central Park, scheduled for Saturday, and Ed Sheeran\u2019s concerts near Boston on Friday and Saturday, both expected to draw more than 50,000 attendees, were canceled.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Major \u200bLeague Baseball rescheduled Sunday\u2019s \u200bgame in Boston \u2060between the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox for Friday, with the teams now playing a doubleheader at Fenway Park. The New \u200bYork Yankees moved their Saturday home game against the Baltimore Orioles \u200bup to \u2060Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n As the UN General Assembly wraps up, among those scheduled to address the world body this weekend are China\u2019s vice president and the foreign ministers of Canada, Germany, India and Russia. \u201cThe UN has always \u2060endured, \u200band surmounted, stormy weather both outside and inside the \u200bbuilding,\u201d UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said when asked about the impending storm.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n