New York mayor Mamdani orders citywide travel ban ahead of major snowstorm
France 24 • • nation
Key Points:
- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a shutdown of the city's entire traffic network from 9pm Sunday to noon Monday, restricting travel to emergency and essential workers only due to an impending massive snowstorm.
- The storm threatens to bring over a foot of snow to the US East Coast, including major cities along Interstate 95 such as Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, with blizzard warnings issued for New York and six other states.
- Meteorologists predict snowfall rates exceeding one inch per hour, accompanied by gale-force winds, likely causing widespread travel disruptions and power outages.
- This storm follows closely after a severe weather event in late January that caused over 100 deaths nationwide and significant ice accumulation.
- In response, New
