Wednesday's storm is forecast as a nor'easter packing heavy rain and gusts of 50 to 60 miles per hour.
A National Guard truck carrying Guard members involved in N.Y. relief efforts struck and killed an 82-year-old man on Canal Street, authorities said.
FEMA said it has dispensed close to $200 million in emergency housing assistance and has put 34,000 people in New York and New Jersey up in hotels and motels.
The 9/11 memorial in New York reopened to the public Tuesday but another temporary closure was planned Wednesday.
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