Before March 17 , New York state had less than 50 counties under state of emergency .
Counties currently under of states of emergency : 50 ( as of 11:23am March 17 ) Albany , Allegany , Bronx , Broome , Cattaraugus , Cayuga , Chautauqua , Chemung , Chenango , Clinton , Cortland , Delaware , Dutchess , Erie , Essex , Genesee , Herkimer , Kings , Livingston , Madison , Monroe , Montgomery , Nassau , New York , Niagara , Oneida , Onondaga , Ontario , Orange , Orleans , Oswego , Ostego , Putnam , Queens , Richmond , Rockland , Saratoga Springs Schenectady , Schuyler , Seneca , Steuben , St. Lawrence , Suffolk , Sullivan , Tioga , Tompkins , Ulster , Wayne , Westchester , Wyoming , and Yates.