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Need to stay in the know during NYC's major snowstorm? Here are some resources.
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Christian Santana
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Louis C. Hochman
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Andrew Giambrone
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Ryan Kost
Published Jan 25, 2026
Modified Jan 26, 2026
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Christian Santana
,
Louis C. Hochman
,
Andrew Giambrone
and
Ryan Kost
Published Jan 25, 2026
Modified Jan 26, 2026
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New York City and surrounding areas are bracing for Sunday’s winter storm, which is expected to bring heavy snowfall, strong winds and bitter cold.
During a Saturday press conference, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said it would be the coldest period New York has faced in about eight years, and the frigid temperatures would persist well into the week.
The blizzard-like conditions are also expected to result in massive disruptions, delays and closures across a wide range of services, including transit, sanitation and schools.
Gothamist has put together a list of winter storm resources to help you stay up to date on the latest developments.
- News updates and alerts: Tune in to WNYC 93.9 FM and AM 820, use the WNYC app and check back on Gothamist for regular updates.
- Weather updates: Check forecasts, current conditions and hazard alerts from the National Weather Service in New York and New Jersey.
- Emergency updates: In New York City, text NOTIFYNYC to 692-692 for citywide emergency updates in English; NOTIFYNYCESP for Spanish; or NOTIFYNYCFRE for French. Alerts are also available on the NotifyNYC app.
- Department of Sanitation: See snow alerts and advisories about salt spreading, service changes and operations updates. Reminder: Property owners can face fines if they don’t clear their own sidewalks. The department is also looking to hire emergency snow shovelers.
- Social updates — NYC: NYC Emergency Management also posts updates on X. You might want to keep an eye on feeds from Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul.
- Social Updates — NJ: New Jersey posts updates on its ReadyNJ feed. You may want to watch out for alerts from the NJ State Police and Gov. Mikie Sherrill as well.
- Transit services: Keep tabs on alerts from the MTA, Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit and Amtrak.
- Road conditions: Traffic maps are at 511NY.org and 511NJ.org.
- Flight delays and cancellations: Check with your airline and sign up for travel alerts.
- Power outages — NY: Power companies throughout the region maintain power maps. Check Con Edison for New York City and Westchester, PSEG in Long Island, Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. in the Mid-Hudson Valley, and Orange and Rockland Utilities.
- Power outages — NJ: Maps are available from JCP&L, PSE&G and Atlantic City Electric.
- School closings, delays, remote learning: See updates from New York City Public Schools or check on the alerts used by your school district.
- Warming centers: Information on NYC homeless drop-in centers is here. Information on NJ warming centers is here.
- Flooding: When snow melts, waters may swell. Monitor the National Weather Service’s flooding observations and forecasts.
- Be prepared! See the city’s winter guide to staying safe in the cold and planning for winter weather.
- Call the city: To report issues or be directed to the right place for general city information, call 311.
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After about two decades in (mostly) New Jersey-focused commercial print, digital and digital-but-radio-adjacent news, Lou stumbled into member-supported news in early 2021, as the editor and CEO of Montclair Local. There, he (hopes he) expanded enterprise, brought more sophistication to digital storytelling and moved the nonprofit newsroom closer to long-term financial sustainability. He helped lead the Local to its fourth consecutive General Excellence award from the New Jersey Press Association — the NJPA's highest honor with judges noting the paper's work to strip away layers of government opacity, to hold power to account, to make news accessible for more members of the community, to share the stories and concerns of more facets of the community and to tell compelling stories across multiple media. He's excited to continue the same ethic — news as a public service — at NYPR as the New Jersey and suburbs editor, drawing on the extraordinary talents of reporters including Karen Yi and Nancy Solomon. Lou lives in Philly (that commute!) with his partner and their two cats, about whom and about which he speaks incessantly.
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Ryan Kost is a reporter on the day-of news desk, where he covers breaking news and writes enterprise stories about jails, courts, prosecutors and government accountability. His work focuses on the public institutions that shape life in New York. Before joining the newsroom, he lead a multi-part investigation with Columbia Journalism Investigations and New York Focus into how New York prosecutors handle wrongful conviction claims. He's also been a staff writer at The San Francisco Chronicle, The Associated Press and The Oregonian. Got a tip? Signal: ryankost.20
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