The Parents Taking a Snow Day Anyway

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 EXTREME WEATHER [The Parents Taking a Snow Day Anyway]( Mayor Adams may have declared them over, but some families are skipping remote learning for a day of sledding. Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images It’s a historic day in New York City, and not just because at least half a foot of snow is expected to fall for the [first time in two years](. Almost 1 million public-school students were instructed to log into Zoom or Google Classroom between 8 and 9 a.m. for the debut of remote learning, snow-day edition. When asked to forecast today’s attendance, Nathaniel Styer, the NYC Department of Education press secretary, said in a statement, “Standard attendance rules apply, and we look forward to having all our students engage in remote learning tomorrow.” That hasn’t been going very well, as [a network outage]( stymied [thousands of parents trying to log on early this morning,]( and some teachers reportedly told parents to forget it and enjoy the snow. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [Craftsman Home In a Prospect Heights floor-through, a set designer pays homage to her art form.]( By Wendy Goodman [The Eco-Yogi Slumlord House Is For Sale But you’ll have to win the city’s notoriously dysfunctional housing lottery first.]( By Bridget Read [A Townhouse With a Tree House in the Backyard David Byrne sold it to artist Melinda Hackett, who built the circular playhouse for her three daughters.]( By Kim Velsey [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved