"Mamdani has spent the latter half of this week gearing up for a dramatic nor'easter expected to blow in early Sunday morning. As of Friday afternoon, forecasts predict between 10 and 15 inches of snow will fall between Sunday and Monday. Donning a classic New York City Emergency Management sweater for a Friday morning snow briefing, the mayor emphasized the serious nature of the impending storm and affirmed that his administration is ready for whatever lies ahead."
"Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press briefing on the city's preparations for an upcoming snowstorm at the New York City Emergency Management Department on Friday.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Previous mayors have suffered serious approval rating hits for failed responses to freezing temperatures and heavy snow. A particularly poor response by former Mayor John Lindsay to a storm in 1969 left the city in a state of near paralysis and was blamed for the deaths of 42 New Yorkers."
Zohran Mamdani, three weeks into his four-year term as New York City's mayor, prepared the city for a nor'easter expected early Sunday. Forecasts projected 10 to 15 inches of snow between Sunday and Monday. The administration began salting streets, staged snow plows, and held a briefing in which the mayor emphasized the storm's seriousness and affirmed readiness. New York's history shows severe political consequences for poor storm responses, including a 1969 blizzard blamed for 42 deaths. Former Mayor Eric Adams publicly distanced himself from current operations and urged residents not to direct complaints to him. The five boroughs braced for the cold.
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