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Zohran Mamdani’s First NYC Snowstorm Becomes a Major Governing Test
Mayor Mamdani deployed 2,000 sanitation workers and 700 salt spreaders to pretreat roads and aid vulnerable residents ahead of a forecast 6-12 inch snowstorm, city officials said.
- On Thursday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani laid out New York City's storm response plans and said officials are leaving nothing to chance during a briefing at New York City Emergency Management headquarters.
- The National Weather Service placed New York City under a winter-storm watch from late Saturday night, Jan. 24, through Monday afternoon, Jan. 26, with forecasts predicting 6 to 12 inches of snow and temperatures in the teens.
- Mamdani said Sanitation will pretreat roads with brine Friday, deploy 700 salt spreaders, convert trucks to plows, and start 12-hour shifts Saturday to clear snow.
- A hazardous travel advisory covers Sunday and Monday, and officials declared a Code Blue to increase outreach to people experiencing homelessness and outreach workers.
- For the newly elected mayor, this storm is a defining test as Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces a crucial early challenge that could shape New Yorkers’ views of his nascent administration’s competence.
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Zohran Mamdani’s first NYC snowstorm becomes a major governing test
It will be a make-or-break test for mayors across the country: A weekend snowstorm so intense that it could hit two-thirds of the American population and shut down schools, roads and critical infrastructure for days to come.
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