De Blasio opens schools despite state of emergency

This call gets an "F."

Parents and kids lashed out Wednesday at Mayor de Blasio and schools chief Carmen Farina over their decision to keep public schools open despite Gov. Cuomo's declaration of a state of emergency because of Tuesday's bone-chilling snowstorm.

"I don't know how the Chancellor and the Mayor can live with themselves right now. This is disgusting. YOU ARE PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK," griped Maureen Rahill-Comin on the Department of Education's Facebook page.

"My child is staying home today but there are people who have lost the option to put their own safety first. Please bombard the Mayor's office and the chancellors office with messages expressing your outrage," she wrote.

"So Mayor DeBlasio and Grandma Farina opens the schools while meanwhile he tells everyone to stay off the roads! Morons! My kids are home!" cracked Donna M. Jacobs-Scutaro.

"You are crazy if you think I'm going to school today! " added student Afsana Akter.

Children arrive to school in Brooklyn bundled up against the cold on Wednesday.Photo: AP

"You will not see my kids in school today after being stuck freezing and cold yesterday for 2 hours, waiting for the Bx15. Oh yeah I forgot, when it comes to snow storms and everything else the Bronx is non existent…SHAME ON THE MAYOR…SHAME ON THE CHANCELLOR…JUST SHAME," fumed Elizabeth Morrison.

Most school districts in the tri-state area were closed or had delayed openings – including the city's Catholic schools.

But Farina and deBlasio ignored Cuomo's declaration and chose to keep city public schools open – despite the lackluster plowing effort that left many streets covered in snow and ice overnight.

"Really Farina how dense can you be? Between a foot of snow and negative wind chill you still decide to keep schools open. Do you not care about the safety of students? You made a bad call!" Shereka Golden wrote on the FB page.

Gil Barrientos, 28, Inwood kept her daughter and nieces home from PS and MS 178 today.

"It is ridiculous to walk to school with the kids under these conditions. It is not safe to be out there today," she told The Post.

A mother take her two kids to school in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning despite the dangerous conditions.Photo: AP

"Yesterday was horrible and I had to walk to get them in the storm. It is a shame that my kids have to miss a day in school but the city should know better than to have school on a day this cold."

Meanwhile, the snow has blown northeast over Long Island and out to sea – but the frigid arctic air from the Polar Vortex isn't going anywhere soon.

Temperatures bottomed out at 9 degrees in New York City overnight after nearly a foot of snow fell in Central Park, and Wednesday's highs will only be about 15 degrees in the city and colder in the suburbs, with wind chills in the single digits or lower.

"Just some light snow lingered in eastern Long Island early on Wednesday; otherwise, the snowstorm had ended, but a blast of cold air will stay through the end of the week," meteorologist Courtney Spamer said on AccuWeather.com.

"Frigid weather will continue through the balance of the week with highs barely reaching 20 degrees."

The Wildlife Conservation Society said the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo and the New York Aquarium will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday, an hour later than usual, because of the snow and slippery roads.

LIRR trains was operating on a weekend schedule and was experiencing delays due to drifting snow and higher accumulations.

Metro-North was on a regular weekday scheduled but many trains were delayed and a few were cancelled due to the weather.

A man holds his child's hand as he leads her through snow covered streets to school in Brooklyn.Photo: Reuters

More than 1,500 flights had been cancelled as of 8:30 a.m. nationwide, including 190 at laGuardia, 124 at Kennedy and 157 at Newark, according to FlightAware.com.

And while snow removal crews got a late start clearing city streets on Tuesday, most roads were cleared overnight, according to the city's online map that tracks plowing activity.

Many residents said Mayor de Blasio bungled the second winter storm of his administration when the snow hit a few hours earlier than expected Tuesday — causing a rash of car crashes and snarling traffic across the city.

The snow tapered off in the five boroughs at around 10 p.m. Tuesday, leaving totals of eight to 10 inches.

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