Jim Cantore: Well, it's one thing managing a city of [8.5] million people on a dry, sunny day, but what about when you throw 8 to 18 inches of snow into the mix? Mayor Zohran Mamdani, thanks for taking the time to talk to us here. It's no secret that mayors in the past have had some problems with snow in New York, and they have some little checkmarks by them. What are you going to do to make sure that you don't have that kind of a checkmark by you?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani: We're going to take every single step that we can. We're going to use every single tool in our toolbox, and frankly, it comes back to the incredible men and women we have working for this city. Just at 6 a.m. today, we had DSNY brining our highways and major roadways. We're going to see 2,000 sanitation workers tomorrow starting 12-hour shifts where they're going to be salting the streets as soon as we see the first snowflake and starting to see 700 salt spreaders activated as soon as we see two inches of snow. Because all of this, like you said, there's a range of snow we could see in this city. We want to be prepared for every possibility.
Cantore: What do you make of that? I mean, when somebody says, okay [there will be] 8 to 18 inches, it's like, okay, guys, which one is it?
Mayor Mamdani: No, I know there's a frustration amongst New Yorkers who just want to know what it's going to be. We want to let you know that no matter what it is, we're going to be prepared. As we get closer to it, we'll obviously have a better idea, but right now, it's still quite a spectrum of possibility.
Cantore: So you and I were talking before we came out here, and I was like, "Mr. Mayor, it's not only just the snow, but we may see days and days and days where it doesn't even get above 32 degrees." So now you're talking about a cold issue. Are you prepared to deal with that as well? Because they're one right after the other.
