NYC Mayor Announces Winter Storm Preparation
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released 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, the bars that are in counties under the current state of emergency due to an incoming snowstorm will not be allowed to open early as New York City faces potentially historic snowfall.
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USA’s Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates after scoring his team’s sixth goal during a men’s ice hockey semifinal match between the United States and Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
“Tomorrow, it’s gold medal morning, I’ve notified the state Liquor Authority to suspend enforcement of alcohol service from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. so bars and restaurants can open early and fans can watch the USA go for the gold together. This is only for counties not covered by an emergency. New Yorkers in emergency areas should stay home, be safe!” Hochul wrote in a statement.
For the first time in nearly a decade, a snow storm warning was issued for New York City, with snowfall totals of 19 to 24 inches expected 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 have been mobilized.
On Saturday, the city put out a call for emergency snowplows ahead of the storm.
Sunday, the 46th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice,” will feature USA vs. Canadawhich is arguably the fiercest international rivalry in all of sports that goes for all the marbles.
This will be the eighth time the USA and Canada have played for Olympic gold, and the only time the Americans have won was back in 1960. They also met for the gold in 1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 2002 and 2010. In the best-of-best format, the USA was 5-on-1 and 1-9 in the World Cup of Hockey.
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Brady Tkachuk (7) of the United States takes the ice before the semifinal match against Slovakia during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at the Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy, on February 20, 2026. (James Lang/Imagn Images)
These two teams are already very familiar with each other as both rosters are largely composed of the same members as last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off where three fights ensued in the first nine seconds of the countries’ first best-versus-best game in nine years.
Tensions between both teams and the fans were sky high in that tournament as it was fresh from the president Donald Trump’s “51st state” comments and charges against the country.
