The Blizzard of 2026 in New York City, Tri-State area

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says New York City is steadily recovering after the "snowstorm of the decade," which brought more than two feet of snow and 60 mph winds to parts of the city.

Crews have been working around the clock, with 2,600 sanitation workers deploying more than 3,000 pieces of equipment to salt, plow, and clear thousands of hydrants, crosswalks, and bus stops.

Schools reopened today, and the mayor explained the move was driven by limited access to remotelearning devices after midwinter break and the essential services schools provide, such as meals, mentalhealth support, and childcare for nearly 900,000 students.

An enhanced Code Blue remains in effect through Wednesday morning. Outreach teams have already made more than 250 placements into shelters since Saturday. New Yorkers who see someone in need are urged to call 311.

Staten Island was the hardest-hit borough, with nearly 28 inches of snowfall. Sanitation staffing there has been boosted by more than 200%, and 99% of roadways have now been plowed at least once.

Trash collection resumes Wednesday night with delays likely, while recycling returns next week. Transit is running but with scattered delays, and NYC Ferry service will be fully back to normal by Wednesday morning.

The mayor ended with a reminder to watch for falling ice as temperatures rise and to shovel safely.

NYC Mayor Mamdani held a news conference on Tuesday afternoon

Some officials have been critical of the city's decision to open public schools Tuesday morning, the day after the blizzard.

Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella said one school, "has about 10% of the kids, 90% did not show up. Most middle schools, the attendance is less than 30%, and a lot of elementary schools have less than 100 kids in them."

"Students may be excused for up to two hours for weather and transportation-related delays on Tuesday morning," Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

Councilman Frank Morano said 180 members of the faculty were absent at Tottenville High School. He also said just 614 students of the reported student body of 3,754 attended classes Tuesday.

Thousands of travelers are stranded across the Northeast as severe weather conditions left flights canceled or delayed.

On Monday, NYC Emergency Management said the there were "major flight disruptions" at all three major airports, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).

Despite fast work to clear roads and runways, the blizzard caused a ripple effect on Tuesday's air travel.

Here's a look at New York City area flight impacts, according to FlightAware data:

LaGuardia Airport: 263 flights canceled (49% of total flights)
Newark Liberty International Airport: 257 flights canceled (49% of total flights)
John F. Kennedy International Airport: 249 flights canceled (41% of total flights)

Nearly 2,000 flights were canceled on Tuesday.

Check out FlightAware's "Misery Map" here.

Hilly neighborhoods a challenge for snow-clearing crews in Westchester County.

Bee Line Bus service has resumed Tuesday morning.

On Mamaroneck Avenue, most bus stops still appeared to be snowed in.

Front-end loaders were working to clear the snow by putting it in a dump truck to be hauled away.

The combination of new and old storm snow required heavy equipment to get the job done.

Metro-North is running on an enhanced Saturday schedule with two-thirds of the routes operating.

Nina Pineda reports:

Nina Pineda has the latest on the Bee-Line bus service.