Now is the time to dig out your car before dangerously cold temps return
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Ten days after a powerful storm blanketed the city, sanitation crews are still hard at work removing snow that has been iced over in the frigid temperatures.
According to the mayor, they have cleared about 60,000 crosswalks, 12,000 fire hydrants and 17,000 crosswalks so far and have melted more than 180 million pounds of snow.
If you haven't done so already, now is the time to dig your car out of the snow before we get another deep freeze.
Because of the temperatures above freezing this week, snowbanks have started to melt and created slushy conditions.
Alternate side parking is still suspended through Sunday, but now is the time to dig out as the window for warmth closes.
"I worry about my walking, and it's not been a good cleanup, unfortunately, but we are not used to the cold for so long," one resident said.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave an update on Wednesday on trash and snow removal.
"DSNY continues to keep our city running. They have cleared now over 59,000 crosswalks, over 12,000 fire hydrants, and more than 17,000 bus stops," Mamdani said.
The Department of Sanitation says it is melting more than 30 million pounds of snow per day.
The city said it is caught up on trash collection, but still behind on recycling.
"They're also continuing to collect all residential trash and compost on its normally scheduled day, while recycling is being picked up within a 24-hour window of when pick-up is typically scheduled," Mamdani said.
The mayor says the temperatures ahead will be some of the coldest in the city's history.
Officials said to put your trash, compost and recycling out on the normal collection days. The city is a day behind on recycling but says you will not get a summons for leaving it out.
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