NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- New York temporarily closed major bridges early Monday and deployed thousands of utility crews to deal with impacts from wind gusts and heavy rains brought by a powerful coastal storm.

The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge linking Staten Island and Brooklyn, Throgs Neck Bridge linking Queens and Bronx and Cross Island Parkway between Northern Boulevard and the Throgs Neck Bridge were closed totally or partially for a few hours due to high wind, according to New York City Emergency Management.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority reports suspension, rerouting or delays with multiple subways Monday morning.

New York City Emergency Management on Monday said the city's power supplier Consolidated Edison, Inc. had over 10,000 customers without power. There were 237 reports of downed trees across the city.

New York's LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports and Boston's Logan International Airport have had around 400 flights cancelled as of Monday morning, according to data from FlightAware.

Local governments in New York issued warnings and travel advisories in advance with about 5,000 utility crews deployed across the state.

Coming from the south of the East Coast, the storm has largely passed New York City and continues to move north with parts of the Northeast expected to have up to six inches of rain from it.

The Northeast of the United States had over 500,000 customers experiencing power outages as of Monday morning with Massachusetts and Maine hit heavily, according to Mike's Weather Page, which tracks weather conditions.