NYC School Closings: Will The Kids Get A Snow Day Tuesday?

NEW YORK CITY — It takes more than the threat of a few inches of snow to close New York City's schools.

Despite a winter weather advisory going into effect in the city at 6 a.m. Tuesday and lasting through midnight, possibly bringing up to 4 inches of snow, the city's Department of Education has not altered school openings.

After-school and adult education programs will be open but field trips and certain after-school programs requiring yellow buses will be canceled, according to the Department of Education.

Officials usually consult the Mayor's Office of Emergency Management, the National Weather Service, the City Sanitation Department and the City Transit Authority to decide if the city's students should get a snow day.

Any updates will become available on a number of city sites as the weather changes:

1. Follow the Department of Education Twitter feed
2. Check out the DOE Facebook page
3. Keep tabs on the DOE Homepage
4. Check the NYC.gov website.

You can also subscribe to the New York City Patch newsletter to get updates in your inbox on New York City weather alerts, school closures and local stories.

New York City’s Office of Emergency Management issued a travel advisory for Tuesday from 6 a.m. until midnight and asked New Yorkers to take public transit when possible.

“We are expecting wintry mix of snow, sleet, and rain that will cause messy travel conditions on Tuesday,” said NYC Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph Esposito. “NYC Emergency Management is working closely with agency partners to coordinate preparations for the upcoming storm.”

The Sanitation Department has 695 salt spreaders and 1,600 plows ready to hit the streets if more than two inches of snow accumulates, officials said.

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