snow days

Even before the first flakes fell, New York City’s first big snowfall of the season was doomed to be a gloomy disappointment for more than a million of its schoolchildren, as Mayor Bill de Blasio made it clear students would have to log in an work as usual

A powerful nor’easter has dropped snow and ice throughout the northeast, leaving 70 million dealing with extreme cold and slippery conditions.

As if the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t already taken so much of people’s livelihoods, it is taking away snow days from New York City students too. As the biggest snowstorm in years approached the five boroughs Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced New York City school buildings would be closed to in-person learning on Thursday. Remote learning will continue for...

Thanks, coronavirus.