Visitors take in snowy NYC ahead of traffic closure
Under the portraits of the late North Korean leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, ambassador of the Permanent Mission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations Jang Il Hun, right, is joined by councilor Kwon Jong Gun as he speaks during a new conference, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at the DPRK mission in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
In New York City, a few tourists still wandered through Times Square while snow and wind began to build. Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a shutdown of the city’s traffic network, allowing only emergency travel. A ban on nonessential vehicles runs from Sunday night to Monday noon, with similar limits in Rhode Island and New Jersey. Schools in New York and Boston are closed. Flights and trains were cancelled and snow crews deployed. Forecasters warned of up to two feet of snow and poor visibility as millions stay indoors.
