District leaders say the move helps manage the school calendar, while some parents think students need traditional snow days.

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in anticipation of a major snowstorm forecast to blitz Staten Island and the rest of New York State with a foot or more of snow and frigid temperatures ...

The National Weather Service has projected as much as 8 to 14 inches of snow accumulation for New York, including for the five boroughs and Long Island.