CITY HALL — Mayor Zohran Mamdani has yet to make a final decision on whether schools will be open for in-person learning Tuesday after the weekend storm closed their doors Monday.
About 500,000 of the city’s public school children had a remote learning day Monday after the storm that began Sunday morning brought more than 10 inches of snow to much of the five boroughs.
Mamdani said the city expects schools to be open for in-person learning Tuesday as Department of Education staff works toward reopening, but said no final decision has been made.
“That is our hope and that’s what we’re planning for right now,” Mamdani said. “We will share as soon as we get to a definitive [decision].”
New York City Catholic elementary school students received a traditional snow day off Monday. Mamdani didn’t report issues with the public schools’ remote learning system, which has faced technical problems in recent years.
Forecasts for the winter storm were largely accurate allowing an efficient response from city workers.
Shortly before 10 a.m. Monday, a review of the city’s PlowNYC online application, which tracks plowing efforts across the five boroughs, showed that most of Staten Island had been plowed within the past three hours.
Brian Hurley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, reported snowfall totals ranging from 10 to 12 inches across Staten Island as of Sunday evening.
Overnight sleet brought an additional layer of icy precipitation that has made for difficult shoveling around the five boroughs.
Forecasters expect the week’s frigid temperatures to keep that snow and sleet accumulation around for a while, and another storm could be headed the city’s way this weekend.