Office of Personnel Management and Midtown Manhattan

Washington area: In Washington, where a traffic ban was still in effect, the recovery got off to a slower start, with the entire transit system closed through Sunday, according to The Japan Times. Federal government offices in the Washington area will be closed on Monday, the Office of Personnel Management said. Midtown Manhattan came back to life as residents and tourists rejoiced in the warming sunlight, digging out buried cars, heading to Broadway shows and frolicking in massive drifts left by New York City second-biggest snowstorm in history. Even so, many people were out in the street. The entire region seemed to breathe a sigh of relief after the historic storm that left at least 20 dead in several states, even as transit systems in Washington and New York were still working on restoring full service in time for the Monday morning rush. Some skied and snowboarded down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial until security officials moved them on. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.