Mamdani imposes blizzard curfew as terrifying map reveals bomb cyclone’s path of destruction | 22 Feb 2026 | New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a citywide travel ban ahead of a catastrophic blizzard that is set to blanket the East Coast in two feet of snow. Nearly 54 million people along the East Coast are bracing for impact from a major winter storm expected to bring heavy snow, high winds, blizzard conditions and coastal flooding across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast today into Monday. The Big Apple is preparing for its first blizzard since 2017, and Mamdani place a travel ban across all five boroughs in effect from 9pm ET on Sunday to 12pm ET on Monday. Forecasters have warned that the storm, which is walloping the region from Maryland to Massachusetts, could have historic impacts.