– United Nations closes –
“Recognize this as an emergency,” de Blasio cautioned. “You can’t underestimate this storm. It’s not a typical storm, it’s going to pack a real punch.”
Schools will be closed on Tuesday and scheduled examinations cancelled.
The United Nations closed its headquarters early and was to remain shut, forcing the cancellation on Tuesday of an important event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust.
Meteorologists said the storm would bring crippling conditions and warned that 28 million people were in the possible blizzard zone.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a probable Republican candidate for the White House in 2016, said state offices would be closed for non-essential staff.
“We’ve had Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy. For better or for worse, we know how to deal with these situations,” he said.
De Blasio said New York had deployed more than 1,800 snow plows, and would have 40 percent more ambulances and 500 more fire fighters on duty to cope with the crisis.
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