New York Governor says he has made up his mind. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to announce an executive action that would allow limited use of marijuana by residents with serious illnesses.

Governor Cuomo, who is a Democrat had resisted legalizing medical marijuana, but his change of mind comes as other states are taking increasingly liberal positions on it.

In Colorado, thousands have bought the drug for recreational use since it became legal on Jan. 1.

A single engine small plane made an emergency landing in The Bronx on a major highway.

The Major Deegan Expressway was transformed into a landing strip after the airplane, which took off in Danbury, Conn., landed near East 233rd Street this afternoon.

Three minor injuries were reported in connection with the landing, but none of them were life threatening.

They were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. where two men and one woman had refused treatment.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

Maybe not... One mail carrier in New Jersey was trying to stay above water, while the postal truck he was driving got stuck in four feet of ice water in Monmouth Beach yesterday.

Public safety crews we dispatched to rescue the U.S. Postal Service worker and his truck after he got it stuck in ice water during high tide near the Shrewsbury River.

74 year old Phil Everly, who with his brother Don made up the Everly Brothers' exquisite harmonies and influenced the Beatles, Beach Boys, Byrds and other rock, folk and country singers died Friday in Burbank, Calif., of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

If you think its' cold in the Northeast, think again. The weather warnings are dire: Life threatening wind chills. Historic cold outbreak. Why so cold? They call it The Polar Vortex which is expected to send freezing North Pole air down to the U.S., funneling it as far south as the Gulf Coast.

Prepare to bundle up to wear multiple layers to deal with the cold temperatures, for school snow closings, treacherous commutes punctuated by blizzard conditions, more slippery roads, and last but not least....Fender benders.

The National Weather Service is forecasting dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills tonight through Saturday morning. These conditions are dangerous to health and can worsen pre-existing medical conditions. Limit your time outdoors and dress in layers. Be sure to check on neighbors, particularly the elderly and medically frail. Report loss of heat/hot water, and un-domiciled individuals in need of sheltering and/or assistance by calling 3-1-1.

STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

Hazardous Travel Conditions are now in effect until this afternoon. Winds of up to 40 mph will keep snow blowing and drifting, but temperatures will br in the teens, and tonight to a bone-chilling single digits in the city and zero in suburbs. Wind chills will make it feel much colder. Our camera lens shows frost.

Everyone should stay off the roads. If absolutely necessary, drive slowly, monitor weather and traffic, use major streets or highways, and keep the name and number of at least one local towing service.

Webcams can be found everywhere. They are on the streets, sidewalks, beaches, inside stores, amusement parks, restaurants, bars, they're all around us and also available in midtown City Island.

After all, webcams are nothing new. There are now millions streaming live, compared to the 500 or so that were around in the mid-1990s.

City Island Images provides a live video streaming camera just for you to view 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year.