Brian Laird on WNYC.

So before we talk about tariffs and midterm politics in light of Friday's Supreme Court decision,

which we will, or how the actual Democratic Socialists

of America group is judging Mayor Mamdani so far, which we will. We'll update the storm and safety

conditions first. First of all, thank you to anyone who has to work outside or go outside to get

to work in this. So sanitation workers, first responders of all kinds,

hospital staff, oh nurses, aren't you glad your strike is over just in time to go out and be an

essential worker in a blizzard? The New York City travel ban, really a driving ban on the streets,

highways, and bridges remains in effect for two more hours until noon,

except for essential workers.

Now, the ban includes trucks, if you didn't know, which means your Amazon package or supplies

for neighborhood stores and other deliveries are being delayed as part of that.

DoorDash I saw announced that they've suspended their operations for the

moment, not sure about the other delivery apps, check your local listings. You know that

schools are closed with no remote learning day this time in the city as well as just about

everywhere in the area. The law allows the New York State Education Department to issue a waiver for extreme

weather for up to five days a year without reducing state aid. The formula is the schools get

X dollars from the state per day that they're open and it has to be 180 days, but they can wave a few for a few different

reasons, including extreme weather. And this time they did. I don't know why they didn't the other

time, but this is the first full snow day in the city since 2019. Warming buses and fully indoor

warming spaces are open around the city.

They say 22 warming buses.

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