New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels announced at approximately 5:00 PM UTC on February 22, 2026, that all public school buildings will close on Monday, including remote learning, due to the approaching blizzard. The decision covers all NYC public schools amid the historic statewide New Jersey blizzard warning. The announcement, reported by YWNReporter on X during the reporting window from 4:45:43 PM to 5:45:22 PM UTC, responds to intensifying storm conditions, including heavy snow bands warned by ContentWxGuy and Capital Weather Gang over the past hour for New England and Mid-Atlantic regions pressing toward New York. This closure builds on the unprecedented full-state New Jersey blizzard warning confirmed by NycStormChaser earlier today at 11:15 AM and 2:20 PM UTC, with NWS Boston also warning of severe conditions southeast of Boston-Providence expected Monday morning.
