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Cuomo, de Blasio, defend strict NYC storm regulations

Before the heavy snows even reached New York, officials closed schools, shut down bridges and tunnels, canceled commuter rail service and, for the first time ever in a snowstorm, closed the city's sprawling subway system at 11 p.m. Monday. [...] the decision to lock down the city — particularly the decision to close the subways — drew significant criticism from some business owners and transit advocacy groups. A series of press conferences — held before, during, and after storms — were conducted in which the mayor, flanked by his commissioners, attempted to exude confidence by delivering an avalanche of statistics to display the city's readiness for the approaching snowstorm or hurricane. The city did, however, lose about $200 million in economic activity due to the snow storm and decision to shut down the transit system, but it wasn't a crippling loss, according to a preliminary estimate from Moody's Analytics. They never appeared at a joint press conference, which created the somewhat absurd sight Monday of the two men, who were just five miles apart, delivering similar information in separate press conferences within an hour of each other. [...] on Tuesday, de Blasio revealed that his administration only received word that the subways — which are under the state's control — were being shut down mere minutes before Cuomo made the public announcement.

 

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