Christina Farrell, who was just named commissioner of New York City’s Office of Emergency Management last week, is overseeing the city’s response to a major snowstorm that has dumped more than a foot of snow across much of the city.
“It’s been quite a week,” Farrell told “Mornings On 1” Monday. “We’ve been here all night.”
Farrell said the city is monitoring major power outages in the Rockaways and other areas and is opening additional warming centers to support residents without electricity.
Farrell credited the city’s travel ban and school closures with helping emergency crews operate more efficiently.
“The first thing is always public safety,” she said. “And it really helps with the plow, if they can get out, have the roads clear, and keep pushing.”
Farrell said special attention is being paid to pedestrian paths, bike lanes, and other areas that posed challenges during the last storm.
The blizzard, the first in eight years to prompt a citywide warning, has prompted a travel ban for nonessential vehicles through noon Monday and led Mayor Zohran Mamdani to close public schools.
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