Mamdani puts New Yorkers bracing 26 inches of snow under historic travel ban as map reveals blizzard bomb cyclone's path of destruction: Live updates
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a citywide travel ban ahead of a catastrophic blizzard that is set to blanket the East Coast in two feet of snow.Nearly 54 million people along the East Coast are bracing for impact from a major winter storm expected to bring heavy snow, high winds, blizzard conditions and coastal flooding across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast today into Monday.The Big Apple is preparing for its first blizzard since 2017, and Mamdani place a travel ban across all five boroughs in effect from 9pm ET on Sunday to 12pm ET on Monday.'We are asking New Yorkers to avoid all non-essential travel. Please, for your safety, stay home, stay inside, and stay off the roads,' he said at a Sunday press conference.Forecasters have warned that the storm, which is walloping the region from Maryland to Massachusetts, could have historic impacts.Winter weather conditions are 'rapidly deteriorating late this afternoon' and 'snow accumulations are ramping up from south to north,' according to the National Weather Service.Follow along for the latest updates. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani orders citywide travel banDire warning for East Coast as bomb cyclone blizzard brings New York's airports to their knees
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Mamdani puts New Yorkers bracing 26 inches of snow under historic travel ban as map reveals blizzard bomb cyclone's path of destruction: Live updates
