MAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor vows uniform response citywide to potentially historic winter storm amNewYork

"As a major winter storm threatens to dump up to 18 inches of snow across New York City this weekend, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing the first major operational test of his young tenure at City Hall one that has historically exposed gaps in city leadership, particularly around whether all neighborhoods receive the same level of service. Speaking at a press conference at the city's Emergency Management Department, Mamdani said city agencies are preparing for widespread impacts beginning Sunday morning and continuing into Monday, with hazardous travel conditions compounded by extreme cold."

"We are working together to ensure that our streets are being kept clear, Mamdani said, adding that the city's response would reach every community, every neighborhood, every part of New York City."

"Snow response has long been a political flashpoint, with past mayors criticized when plowing appeared uneven or delayed, particularly in the outer boroughs. Most famously, in 1969, Queens was left unplowed for days after a blizzard and tarnished Mayor John Lindsay's reputation. Many Queens residents alive to experience it have never forgotten. More recently, during a November 2018 snowstorm that dropped an insignificant amount of snow, then-Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration faced scrutiny over the city's slow response, which snarled evening commutes and left some neighborhoods less cleared than others."

Zohran Mamdani is in his 23rd day as mayor and is being monitored during his first 100 days. A major winter storm could drop 12 to 18 inches of snow across New York City beginning Sunday and continuing into Monday, with wind chills making temperatures feel as low as minus 10 degrees. City agencies at the Emergency Management Department are preparing for widespread impacts, hazardous travel, and extreme cold. Mamdani pledged that streets will be kept clear and that the response will reach every community and neighborhood. Snow response has historically been a political flashpoint, with past incidents exposing uneven plowing and prompting public criticism, especially in the outer boroughs.

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