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Snow day in New York City on Monday as Mamdani says nor'easter forces public schools to close
New York City will have a regular snow day on Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, due to the nor'easter and forecast for towering snowfall totals.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Monday that his administration had taken lessons from the city’s last storm, when at least 20 people died after exposure to the cold.
A state of emergency and a travel ban were declared ahead of the powerful nor'easter storm.
New York City and Long Island are being hit hard with snow today. As of 8 a.m. Monday, the most snow reported so far was 20 inches in Suffolk County on Long Island, according to the National Weather Service.
Some service in and around New York City may remain suspended on Tuesday, and most trains and buses that are running will be subject to delays or limited schedules.
While much of the northeast of the United States watches mounds of snow accumulate outside their windows, something else is piling up pretty quickly as well.
A state of emergency covers 20 New York counties as whiteout conditions and dangerous travel are expected through Monday evening.
New York City’s largest nursing strike in decades may be on the verge of ending after a union representing more than 4,000 nurses in the NewYork-Presbyterian hospital system reached a tentative contract agreement with management early Friday.