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The state of emergency applies to the entire city and goes into effect at 06:00 on Monday, local time, lasting the same time on Tuesday.
– The winter storm will be dangerous with heavy snowfall and strong winds. If you can stay home, stay home. Keep roads clear of emergency vehicles, writes Mayor Bill de Blasio on Twitter.
The winter storm delivers up to two feet of snow and gusts of 17 to 22 meters per second at various locations in the Tri-State area, including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, writes local news channel ABC 7.
Twists after the vaccine rage
Restrictions and configurations
The state of emergency entails restrictions for non-essential travel. However, it is open for certain trips in public transport, for private vehicles that contribute to emergency services, those that transport funds to people in crisis or routes where there is danger to life and health.
– It is necessary to introduce traffic restrictions to protect the safety of the inhabitants and facilitate fast and efficient snow removal, says in the statement.
Road users who do not comply with the rules will be towed, it continues.
According to ABC 7, New York LaGuardia Airport reports they will cancel about 81 percent of their flights on Monday. At the same time, John F. Kennedy International Airport announces that it will cancel about 75 percent of its flights. The Newark airport must also cut its offer drastically, about 70 percent.
– Planning to disappear
Postpone vaccination appointments
Due to heavy snowfall, the city is also forced to postpone various vaccination agreements in various locations on Monday.
At a news conference on Sunday, de Blasio said he doesn’t want older people in traffic on their way to vaccination centers on Monday. Tuesday’s vaccination appointments are still in effect, writes the New York Times.
In New York, people over 65 and people with critical social functions get the vaccine first. To date, around 800,000 people have received the vaccine in the city.
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