Mayor Zoran Mamdani

We expect at least eight to nine inches of snow and likely more.

This will not just be snow.

This storm will also bring with it intense cold, a prolonged period of frigid temperatures that will last through the next week.

Please, if you can avoid it, do not drive, do not travel, do not do anything that could potentially place you or your loved ones in danger.

We are weighing the safety of everyone involved.

We want to make sure that whatever decision we make is one where students, parents, educators will be safe.

We also take this decision very seriously because we know that it has a significant impact on parents' schedules on Monday.

Frankly, it will be colder than any sustained period that New York has experienced in about eight years.

But New York, whatever comes for it, this city is ready.