As the five boroughs braced for a one-two punch of deep snow and a bone-chilling freeze, Mayor Zohran Mamdani led with an aggressive communication style.
He updated New Yorkers on TV and on social media while also taking a hands-on approach with the city’s workforce.
What You Need To Know
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani took the reins of a massive snowstorm response over the weekend
- By Monday morning, he reported that every street in the city had been plowed multiple times
- Mamdani has been the city’s mayor for less than a month
While the mayor said he’ll leave it up to New Yorkers to give the city’s winter storm response a grade, he did note during a Monday morning press briefing, “Today, our city is up and running thanks to the plans we put in place and the countless city workers who delivered on them.”
The conference capped off a whirlwind 24 hours for Mamdani.
On Sunday, the mayor visited sanitation workers during their shift change and held a storm update inside the city’s Emergency Management Operations center in Brooklyn. He even helped a few New Yorkers dig out their cars.
By Monday morning, the next serious challenge had already arrived. Crews were racing to melt snow as the city enters a stretch of bone-chilling cold.
Mamdani said his top priority is now keeping New Yorkers safe and warm under an enhanced “Code Blue.”
“Outreach teams are only intensifying their efforts today to connect vulnerable New Yorkers to shelter,” he said. “This is an all hands on deck effort.”