On Sunday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City advised inhabitants to forgo all dispensable journeys, as a formidable snowstorm approaches the vicinity.
Prominent delivery services are temporarily halting their activities in New York City, due to a severe snowstorm hitting the area and Mayor Zohran Mamdani implementing a citywide restriction on movement.
Grubhub informed FOX Business that it would cease service in both New York City and New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, staying out of operation through the night.
“We will re-evaluate in the morning,” a company representative stated, stressing that the well-being of its delivery associates continues to be the firm’s foremost concern.
DoorDash verified to FOX Weather that it plans to suspend service throughout the city starting at 8:30 p.m. ET Sunday — half an hour prior to the city’s 9 p.m. travel prohibition becoming active. The corporation mentioned that activities might cease even earlier should meteorological conditions worsen considerably.
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A Doordash courier satchel is visible in Brooklyn, New York City, on May 9, 2022. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters / Reuters)
Operations are anticipated to stay halted until at least midday on Monday. DoorDash explained that the premature suspension aims to guarantee that orders are fulfilled and courier personnel are securely off thoroughfares before roadways officially become inaccessible.
“New York City is preparing itself for a monumental snowstorm — the initial one in almost ten years — with a minimum of a foot of snow and hazardous wind blasts projected,” a DoorDash representative informed FOX Weather. “We are halting activities ahead of schedule to ensure Dashers’ safety and keep them off the thoroughfares before the movement prohibition becomes active.”
DoorDash stated it intends to persist in monitoring meteorological circumstances and directives from authorities, supplying updates to courier staff, vendors, and clientele when necessary.
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Individuals traverse Times Square as precipitation descends during a winter tempest in New York City, on Feb. 22, 2026. (Eduardo Munoz//Reuters / Reuters)
These alterations in service arise as an potent “bomb cyclone” impacts the Northeast, introducing perilous snowstorm circumstances, wind gales reaching up to 60 mph, and the prospect of over two feet of snowfall in segments of the I-95 corridor, as reported by FOX Weather.
Mayor Mamdani proclaimed a state of urgency prior to the tempest, publicizing that all municipal thoroughfares, expressways, and overpasses would be inaccessible to non-urgent vehicular movement commencing at 9 p.m. Sunday, staying shut until midday Monday.
This comprehensive limitation pertains to all conveyances — comprising automobiles, lorries, mopeds, and electric bicycles — with scarce dispensations for urgent transit and essential service personnel.
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A courier bearing a Grubhub satchel cycles on July 7, 2023, in New York City. (Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress / Getty Images)
“Kindly, for your security, remain at home, stay indoors, and avoid the roadways. Perilous circumstances endanger courier personnel, motorists, and eatery staff,” Mamdani stated. “If feasible, please attend to your fellow New Yorkers and arrange sustenance at home until the meteorological conditions ameliorate.”
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Different delivery services, such as Uber Eats and Instacart, were not promptly contactable by FOX Business for a statement.
Anders Hagstrom of Fox News Digital supplied material for this article.