New Yorkers’ trash won’t get picked up for days while the city pivots to snow removal among a historic blizzard, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday — while also announcing he made the “tough” decision to reopen schools Tuesday.
Millions along the East Coast are getting walloped by the massive snowstorm that began Sunday and could drop as much as 24 inches of snow on the Northeast, forecasters warn.
There are 657,000 power outages across the region — from Boston to Washington, DC — by noon Monday as the storm rages on. At least 20,000 people across NYC and Long Island have lost power.
A citywide travel ban that had been in effect was lifted at noon Monday, and the Big Apple’s subways and busses were operating with few delays by early afternoon, the MTA said.
Metro-North is running on a holiday schedule with weekend schedules in place on branch lines, while the Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit are shut down.
Follow along with live coverage of the major storm that’s pummeling New York City and more than 70 million Americans with heavy snow:
