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Pedestrians walk along the street as snow falls in New York on Feb. 22. — Pedestrians walk along the street as snow falls in New York on Feb. 22.Photographer: Ryan Murphy/Getty Images

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By María Paula Mijares Torres and Danielle Moran

February 22, 2026 at 5:37 PM UTC

New York City will close streets, highways and bridges to most traffic as an intense winter storm barrels down on the region.

The travel ban will begin at 9 p.m. on Sunday and end at noon on Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced. He also declared a state of emergency.