NYC blizzard update: Schools reopen, transit status for Tuesday morning

Today's newsletter is curated by James Ramsay

Weather: ☁️ Some snow blowing around this morning, cloudy later, highs in the lower 30s.

It's Tuesday in New York City, where things are more or less returning to normal after a blizzard dumped up to 24 inches of snow in certain neighborhoods, creating something of a Narnia on the Hudson.

Transit agencies are operating, some with modified schedules.

Utilities are working to restore remaining power outages.

And public schools have reopened for in-person learning — though some outer-borough students, parents and lawmakers argued that streets and crosswalks are still too messy for kids to get to school safely. 

Officials are urging New Yorkers today to watch out for refrozen ice. Later in the week, expect a lot of slush.

Here's what else is happening:

• Mayor Zohran Mamdani said no one has so far died on the city’s streets during this blizzard, while outreach teams brought more than 160 New Yorkers inside over the last two days.
  • It's a sharp contrast from January's storm and its frigid aftermath, when at least 20 people were found dead outdoors in the cold.
• In Southeast Queens, long a nexus of Black political power, Mayor Mamdani's plan to raise property taxes is deeply unpopular with homeowners. (They do agree, however, with raising income taxes for millionaires.)
• A recent post on Republican City Councilmember Vickie Paladino’s social media account, claiming New York City is "under foreign occupation," is being widely decried as “Islamophobic” by her Democratic colleagues.
• Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign, flush with donations, said yesterday it won’t tap public matching funds as she seeks a second full term.
• The Tin Building by Jean-Georges, the embattled luxury food hall at the South Street Seaport, is shutting down and being replaced by an immersive experience called Balloon Museum.

• Another blizzard, another mark of the beast?
• Watch out for collapsing trees.
• Jersey City killed its plan to host a Pompidou art museum after allegedly blowing $20 million on consultants.
• Pork roll is thriving.
• Bathhouse in Williamsburg is allegedly leaking pool water into the offices below.
• American Girl doll remix.
• Iron-on patches are hot on Long Island.
• "Curling wants to be the next pickleball."
• A few more great pictures of the blizzard.