New York mayor Mamdani orders citywide travel ban ahead of major storm

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared a citywide travel ban ahead of a powerful snow storm that was expected to hit the US East Coast later Sunday.

From 9pm Sunday to 12pm Monday a "state of emergency closes the streets, highways and bridges of New York City for all traffic, cars, trucks, scooters and E bikes," Mamdani told reporters.

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The ban will not affect essential workers and New Yorkers needing to travel due to emergencies, he added.