New York Mayor Announces Winter Storm Preparedness
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a video on social media on Saturday with information related to the upcoming winter storm. (@NYCMayor via X)
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul is allowing bars to open early Sunday for the Olympic gold medal hockey game between the United States and Canada.
However, bars located in counties under the current state of emergency due to an oncoming blizzard will not be allowed to open early as New York City faces potential historic snowfall.
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Brady Tkachuk (7) of the United States celebrates after scoring his team’s sixth goal during a men’s ice hockey semifinal game between the United States and Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, February 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
“Tomorrow is Gold Medal Morning, I have ordered the State Liquor Authority to suspend enforcement of alcohol serving hours from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. so bars and restaurants can open early and fans can watch the United States win gold together. This is only for counties that are not under a state of emergency. New Yorkers in emergency areas should stay home, stay safe, and cheer strong! Go to the United States!” Hochul wrote in a statement.
For the first time in almost a decade, a blizzard warning was issued for New York City, with snowfall expected totaling 19 to 24 inches and wind gusts up to 55 mph.
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Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York City and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that outreach teams had been mobilized.
On Saturday, the city put out an emergency call for snow shovelers ahead of the storm.
Sunday, the 46th anniversary of “Miracle on Ice,” will feature the United States vs. Canadawhich is without a doubt the fiercest international rivalry in all sports, for all marbles.
This will be the eighth time the United States and Canada have played for Olympic gold, and the only time the Americans have won was in 1960. They have also competed for gold in 1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 2002 and 2010. In the best-versus-best format, the United States is 5-15-1, and three of those victories have come took place during the 1996 Hockey World Cup.
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American Brady Tkachuk (7) takes the ice before the semi-final match against Slovakia during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy, February 20, 2026. (James Lang/Imagn Images)
These two teams already know each other very well, as both teams are largely made up of the same members as last year’s 4 Nations showdown, where three fights took place in the first nine seconds of the country’s first best-versus-best match in nine years.
Tensions between the two teams and the fans were at their height during this tournament, which had just come out of the president. that of Donald Trump Comments and customs tariffs from the “51st State” against the country.
