Ahead Of Major Snowstorm, New York Mayor Orders Citywide Travel Ban

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday (February 22, 2026) ordered the shutdown of the city's entire traffic network for all but emergency travel as a massive snowstorm began to hit the northeast United States.

Tens of millions of Americans from the U.S. capital Washington to the northern state of Maine prepared for up to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow forecast in some areas.

The National Weather Service (NWS) said blizzard conditions would "quickly materialize" from Maryland up to southeastern New England, making travel "extremely treacherous."