CITY HALL \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
About 500,000 of the city\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat is our hope and that\u2019s what we\u2019re planning for right now,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cWe will share as soon as we get to a definitive [decision].\u201d<\/p>\n
New York City Catholic elementary school students<\/a> received a traditional snow day off Monday. Mamdani didn\u2019t report issues with the public schools\u2019 remote learning system, which has faced technical problems in recent years<\/a>. <\/p>\n Forecasts for the winter storm were largely accurate allowing an efficient response from city workers.<\/p>\n Shortly before 10 a.m. Monday, a review of the city\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n Brian Hurley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, reported snowfall totals ranging from 10 to 12 inches<\/a> across Staten Island as of Sunday evening.<\/p>\n Overnight sleet brought an additional layer of icy precipitation that has made for difficult shoveling around the five boroughs.<\/p>\n