{"id":107970,"date":"2026-01-22T00:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/107970\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T00:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:56:10","slug":"nyc-snow-day-mayor-mamdani-still-figuring-out-what-hell-do-with-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/107970\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Snow Day? Mayor Mamdani still figuring out what he\u2019ll do with schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK (PIX11) \u2014 Mayor Zohran Mamdani was noncommittal on whether he would have a \u2018traditional\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/nyc-public-school-students-snow-141644884.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:snow day;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">snow day<\/a> or \u2018virtual learning\u2019 snow day should the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/tracking-snowstorm-expected-hit-ny-223948452.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:coming weather system;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">coming weather system<\/a> cause him to close school buildings next Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He made the comments on Wednesday as part of a wide-ranging press conference he held where he also spoke about combatting \u201cjunk fees\u201d on hotel bills, and the city\u2019s shaky finances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mamdani said he would make a call for the roughly 900,000 student and their families as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/nyc-braces-snow-rain-major-212244954.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:forecast became clearer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">forecast became clearer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His predecessor, Mayor Eric Adams, generally opted for virtual education, though students often reported technical issues or simply did not log on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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