Photos| The streets froze and life stopped… New York’s emergency continues due to the snow storm

The mayor of New York, Zahran Mamdani, The state of emergency continues in the city despite the decision to lift the travel ban, following the violent snow storm that struck northeast The United Statesbrought more than 15 inches of snow to a number of areas of the city, the largest amount of precipitation since 2021.

Mamdani explained, during a press briefing he gave yesterday evening, Monday, that municipal agencies continue to deal with the effects of winter weather conditions. "Unprecedented"He stressed that the city is still in the emergency response phase to ensure the safety of residents and restore vital services as quickly as possible.

The authorities of several states in the northeastern United States issued warnings to their population of more than 40 million people of bad weather, in the midst of a major storm accompanied by heavy snow, while New York banned movement.

The so-called storm hit "Noreaster" The area was closed at night, causing the disruption of flights and depriving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses of electricity.

New York Mayor Zahran Mamdani issued a decision to ban traffic except for urgent needs until Monday afternoon and to close schools.

This is what the authorities in New Jersey and Rhode Island also did.

Some residents expressed resentment given that the storm was the second to hit the area in weeks.

He said. Vincent Greer, a resident of Wildwood, New Jersey, shoveling snow in front of his building "I’m sick of it. I don’t want to see any more snow"

On the other hand, others at Grand Central Station in New York were enjoying seeing the city covered in snow.

Chris Crowell, 45, said in a statement to Agence France-Presse after a walk with a friend. "It’s great. Lots of snow, the view is really amazing. We didn’t expect to be out so long"

The National Weather Service said that snowfall would decrease overnight, but warned that strong winds would continue in some areas.

As of 4 p.m. (21:00 GMT), more than 5,600 flights to and from the United States had been canceled, and hundreds of other flights were delayed, according to the tracking service. "Flight Aware".