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fromwww.cnn.com
1 week ago

Zohran Mamdani bans most travel across NYC due to blizzard and gives in on a snow day for students

New York City imposed a travel ban, closed schools and nonessential services, and mobilized sanitation crews and emergency measures during a historic blizzard.
New York City
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Why doesn't NYC use a giant snow vacuum like Montreal? Its world-famous garbage.

Montreal's snow vacuum is effective but clogged by garbage and unsuitable for narrow NYC streets, so New York uses plows, loaders and snow-melting tubs.
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Dig it out! NYC cleans up after first major snowstorm of 2025 as rain expected on Sunday

NYC's Emergency Management's Code Blue remained in effect through Sunday morning, alerting residents to ongoing extreme cold weather. The weekend storm, which prompted a state of emergency from Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 26, covered the city with its deepest snow accumulation since Jan. 28-29, 2022, when 8.3 inches of the white stuff fell on the Big Apple. Snowfall began at around 5:30 p.m. during Friday's afternoon rush hour.
New York City
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