The ink has not yet dried on reporting Mayor de Blasio�s ceremonial inauguration today, before Governor Cuomo sounded the alarm about the severe snow storms headed for New York Thursday.

“I was just at the mayor�s inauguration, which I thought went very well. But it was cold at the inauguration so mother nature let the new mayor know right away who was in charge,� Mr. Cuomo told reporters on a conference call Wednesday afternoon.

The governor said he hasn�t spoken to the new mayor directly about the storm, but said officials for the state and city are in contact.

�I haven�t spoken to the mayor about it� But, my people and the appropriate officials have been speaking with their colleagues in New York City all day,� Cuomo said.

“This is a serious situation,� he added. �People should stay informed. We�ve learned the hard way in New York that mother nature is nothing to be trifled with and we are looking at a serious storm situation.”

The Blizzard Warning is in effect only for Nassau and Suffolk counties from 6 p.m. Thursday to 1 p.m.

(Jacob Kornbluh – YWN)