New York Mayor Zahran Mamdani closed the transportation network in preparation for a strong snowstorm that will hit the northeastern coast of America, with heavy snow, strong winds, and power outages expected.

Published on: 02/23/2026 - 01:03 Last updated: 02/23/2026 - 08:13

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New York Mayor Zahran Mamdani announced on Sunday that the entire transportation network in the city had been suspended, with the exception of emergency transportation and essential workers, in preparation for a strong snow storm expected to hit the northeastern coast of the United States.

Tens of millions of Americans from Washington to Maine are preparing for the storm, amid expectations of snowfall that could reach a thickness of about 60 centimeters in some areas, at a rate ranging between 5 and 8 centimeters per hour at its peak, threatening power outages due to the density of the snow and strong winds.

The National Weather Service indicated that the storm will affect a wide area from Maryland to southeastern New England, warning that movement will be “extremely dangerous,” and it also expects moderate to major coastal flooding on the waterfront from Delaware to Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

A state of emergency is scheduled to be imposed in New York from nine o'clock on Sunday night until Monday afternoon, during which the city's streets, roads and bridges will be closed to cars, trucks and bicycles, while Mamdani called on the residents of the city, which has a population of more than eight million people, to avoid all unnecessary movement, noting that New York "has not witnessed a storm of this intensity in a decade."

In other states, warnings of blizzards were issued in New York and at least six states, with heavy snow and strong winds expected to fall on major cities located on Interstate 95, from Washington through Philadelphia and New York to Boston, where Mayor Michelle Wu ordered the closure of schools and municipal headquarters on Monday, while New Jersey Governor Mickey Sherrill declared a state of emergency to facilitate relief operations.

These preparations came weeks after a violent winter storm in late January claimed the lives of more than a hundred people in the region, while New York Governor Kathy Hokul called on residents to prepare for the worst by immediately supplying food, medicine, and pet food, and staying home during the storm’s passage.

France 24/AFP

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