This comes as NYCEM is urging New Yorkers to limit unnecessary travel and plan for extra commute time today with snow in the forecast.
Drivers and pedestrians should watch for slick roads and black ice across the Tri-State area.
On Staten Island, crews continue to face an uphill battle after the blizzard blasted neighborhoods with snow.
The borough topped out at 29 inches of snow in some areas.
Narrow streets are the main issue, making it hard for plow drivers to navigate.
The pileup of snow leaves some folks at a standstill, unable to get to work or make it to classes.
Staten Island officials say although school doors were open, attendance took a plunge with less than 20% of students making it to class Tuesday for in-person learning. That's significantly lower than the citywide figure of 62%.
According to the Dept. of Education, they saw 12,000 sick calls, and only were able to slot 5,000 substitute teachers in to replace them.
Mayor Mamdani and the trade union of teachers have opposing points of view on in-person classes resuming in the wake of the historic blizzard:
"Our public schools go beyond providing a designated place for kids to learn. They are critical to the health and wellness of nearly 900,000 children across our city. Whether it's a warm meal, essential mental health support, or a source of child care for working parents," Mayor Mamdani said.
"I understood their point of view. You know, there are a lot of families, this is their only access to daycare for childcare, but teachers get upset when they hear these things, cause we're not babysitting service -- we're an educational institution," said Michael Mulgrew of the United Federation of Teachers.
DSNY said on Wednesday:
"In a normal large storm, Staten Island's full snow plan is 290 Sanitation Workers.
"As part of our preparations for this storm, we were able to immediately add 49 extra Sanitation personnel above the borough's largest snow plan, as well as more than 100 additional pieces of hired equipment from outside vendors to get these areas clear and open. That means about 500 people plowed or cleared snow on Staten Island yesterday.
"Heading into the night shift, we added hundreds more. Last night and today, we had 710 personnel and pieces of equipment shoveling, plowing, loading, and hauling away snow on Staten Island, two and a half times the normal large plan."
Meanwhile, with Staten Island's annual St. Patrick's Parade this Sunday, the borough is asking the city to prioritize snow removal along the Forest Avenue parade route.
Snow is still piled up in front of businesses that normally host pre-parade activities and the sidewalks that serve as viewing locations between Hart Boulevard and Jewett Avenue.
While stressing the city must first assure every Staten Island street is passible, borough officials are also requesting resources to clear the parade route.
Elsewhere in New York City, residents are coping with the latest snowfall.
Bronx digs out as wintry weather continues
"The sidewalks have been pretty good but my wife drives to work, and the street sweepers have been pushing the snow onto the cars ... Yeah, it's driving New Yorkers and me a little stir crazy, hopefully it ends soon," one man in the Bronx told Eyewitness News:
"I know this is only every ten years, apparently, but yeah, it's driving us crazy."
And crews are not only dealing with digging out snow, the city's parks department said 47 trees fell and blocked city streets. Only two still need to be moved. They said they received more 700 reports of fallen trees, although some of them may be duplicates.
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City Services & Transit Updates
Trash collection: Resumes Wednesday at 6 p.m., with delays expected due to volume.
Recycling: Resumes next Monday.
Alternate side parking: Suspended through the end of the week.
Libraries and city buildings: Fully open
New Yorkers can look up the last time their street was plowed at nyc.gov/plownyc.
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