With a potential blizzard coming to New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to give an update on how the city is gearing up for the next round of winter weather. 

Mamdani is expected to address Sunday’s impending snowstorm at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Spring Street Salt Shed in Lower Manhattan. You can watch the mayor’s full press conference live on CBS News New York in the player on this page or on YouTube. 

NYC winter storm outlook

New York City could get walloped with up to a foot of snow starting tomorrow morning into Monday as the storm appears primed to develop into a powerful nor’easter, potentially surpassing totals from January’s major snowstorm. 

The latest First Alert Forecast shows the brunt of the storm, with the heaviest snow and most powerful wind gusts, is expected after sunset Sunday. 

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NYC snow preps

Mamdani on Friday said pre-snow operations would start Saturday, with plows getting prepared, salt spreaders being loaded and Department of Sanitation crews gearing up to be deployed. Sanitation workers will cover 12-hour shifts and a Code Blue will be in effect, the mayor said.

DSNY said it has 1,000 emergency snow shovelers who will work day and night. Almost anyone can register to become a snow shoveler. You can find out if you’re eligible and what paperwork you need by visiting the department’s website. 

The First Alert Weather Team continues to monitor the storm’s track and will provide updates on air and online throughout the weekend. There will be live hourly updates starting at noon Sunday on CBS News New York. 

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