As heavy snow blanketed much of the Northeast on Monday, the New York City region coped with a sloppy mix of rain and snow that made walking difficult, driving hazardous and getting a head start on the evening commute a priority for many bus and train riders.

By around 5:30 p.m., a band of heavy snow that had been moving over Manhattan and northeast New Jersey had drifted south, but more snow was developing in its wake, according to the National Weather Service.

About an inch of snow had fallen in Central Park. New York City and western Long Island were expected to get another two to four inches through the night, the agency said.

Outside of the city, six to eight inches of snow had fallen in parts of northeast New Jersey, southern Connecticut and southeast New York, including portions of suburban Westchester and Rockland counties, the National Weather Service said. Another one to three inches were expected in those areas.