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New York City public schools will be closed on Thursday in advance of a storm that could dump up to 12 inches of snow on Manhattan.
Update, 6:45 p.m. — All New York City public schools will be closed on Thursday, city officials announced on Wednesday evening. We'll update this post as we learn of private school closings in the Lower East Side as well.
Due to expected significant snowfall all @NYCSchools will be CLOSED tomorrow, Feb 9.
— Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 8, 2017
LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — School closings in the Lower East Side and Chinatown look likely for Thursday, with forecasters predicting as much as 12 inches of snow coming to Manhattan.
Patch will be monitoring the school closings (and other snow-related news) and will update this post with the latest information. If you want to get ready before Thursday, here's the procedure for school closings during bad weather from NYC's education department.
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