A state of emergency and travel ban are both in effect in New York City as a blizzard batters the region.

New York City’s Department of Sanitation is hard at work, spending the overnight and early morning hours clearing a foot of snow from the streets. But the work continues because the snow continues to fall Monday.

By midnight, a foot of snow had already been reported in Dongan Hills, Staten Island.

Lee Goldberg highlights some of the snowfall totals reported across the Tri-State area Sunday night.

New York is under a blizzard warning for the first time in nearly a decade, and officials urged residents to stay safe and indoors. During the storm, residents can expect dangerous travel conditions and power outages.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a state of emergency for the city and a travel ban that began at 9 p.m. Sunday, and is set to end at 12 p.m. Monday.

Crystal Cranmore has more from New Dorp, Staten Island.

“The state of emergency closes the streets, highways, and bridges of New York City for all traffic, cars, trucks, scooters, and shuts down traffic with some specific exemptions for essential and emergency movement,” the mayor said.

Staten Island and New York City ferries discontinued service at 5 p.m. Sunday and will restart late Monday morning, Mamdani said.

A Code Blue is in effect for New York City. This happens when temperatures are below freezing, and the city ensures no one is turned away from shelters.

According to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office, 22 warming buses will be deployed during the snow storm. New Yorkers can also contact 311 for information on warming spaces and centers across the city.

“Code Blue is in effect, with outreach workers canvassing all five boroughs, 24/7, and helping homeless New Yorkers come inside. Just last night, these outreach workers made 86 placements, bringing homeless New Yorkers inside to safety. Every New Yorker seeking warmth and shelter will be able to find it in our city,” Mamdani said.

All 311 calls related to weather-vulnerable homeless New Yorkers will be rerouted to 911, the mayor said. Outreach workers will canvas across the five boroughs to bring homeless New Yorkers into homeless shelters as well.

New York City’s Emergency Management agency activated the city’s Winter Weather Emergency Plan and placed the city under a Hazardous Travel Advisory.

Mamdani announced that New York City Public School students will have a full snow day on Monday. There will be no in person classes or remote learning.

The snow began falling Sunday morning and the Department of Sanitation moved to 12-hour shifts, with more than 2,600 workers on each shift to clear streets. The city also has more than 1,000 emergency shovelers who began working Sunday night.

“We have DSNY workers across the city ensuring that every single truck is able to plow and that they have the chains on so that they’re able to actually navigate the city under these kinds of immense conditions,” Mamdani said.

The mayor’s office says while sidewalks are the responsibility of property owners, the Department of Sanitation has expanded geocoded tracking of bus stops, crosswalks, pedestrian ramps and unsheltered bus stops.

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