
CITYWIDE — THE BLIZZARD WARNING AND weather conditions stretching throughout the Northeast have prompted the full closure of all New York City Public Schools, according to announcements published on the NYCPS website and via Notify NYC around 1 p.m. on Sunday. There will be no remote instruction. Families can visit schools.nyc.gov for more information.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani also confirmed the closure and suspension of remote learning, urging everyone to stay off the roads. Mamdani called it the “first old-school snow day since 2019.”
A travel ban that took effect at 9 p.m. on Sunday will last until noon on Monday, according to PIX11 News.
Spectrum News NY1 ran a segment showing Mamdani calling one surprised kid to announce that Monday would be a “full classic snow day.”
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SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.

ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.