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Zohran Mamdani declares NYC emergency, bans all travel during blizzard threatening city
Mayor Mamdani ordered a travel ban and emergency state as snowfall of 18 to 24 inches is forecast, closing schools and restricting non-essential travel.
- On Sunday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a city-wide travel ban and declared a State of Emergency for all five boroughs from 9 p.m. Sunday to noon Monday, with New York City Public Schools observing a full snow day Monday.
- Meteorologists warn a fast-developing storm will threaten the U.S. East Coast beginning Sunday, with total accumulations of 18 to 24 inches and peak snowfall from 7 p.m. Sunday to noon Monday.
- With over eight million residents, New York City faces widespread disruption as blizzard warnings cover Long Island, New Jersey, and coastal Connecticut along the I-95 corridor; New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency beginning midday Sunday.
- The order exempts essential and emergency workers; enforcement begins at 9 p.m. Sunday, restricting nearly all surface transport during the ban, the mayor said.
- The emergency declarations will mobilize resource mobilization and emergency coordination after a late-January mega-storm linked to more than 100 deaths, with city officials warning it `has not faced a storm of this scale in the last decade`.
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The Independent (US)NYC mayor orders travel ban as city braces for worst blizzard in a decade
Most subway lines will continue to operate normally
·London, United Kingdom
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New York mayor orders citywide travel ban ahead of major storm
NEW YORK: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a shutdown Sunday (Feb 22) of the city's entire traffic network to all but emergency travel ahead of a massive snowstorm expected to hit the northeast United States.Starting at 9.00pm Sunday to noon Monday, a "state of emergency closes the streets, highways and
·Singapore
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Faced with the expected extreme weather conditions, between heavy snowfall and strong winds, the city has declared a state of emergency and will introduce a ban on traffic from 9 p.m. on Sunday.
·Paris, France
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