Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday appointed Edward Grayson as the commissioner of the City of New York Department of Sanitation.
Tuesday was another day without school in Newark as New Jersey's largest city continues to dig out from the snow, with many residents growing increasingly frustrated with unplowed streets.
An army of sanitation crews worked overnight Monday clearing many of the Queens residential streets that remained clogged by Saturday's snow, and the city says virtually all streets have now been plowed.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has apologized to the south Jersey official he referred to as "one crazy mayor" during a campaign appearance Monday night.
Chris Gregg, who lives in Mamaroneck, said he parked his Toyota Yaris on Queens Plaza North in front of the JetBlue building in Long Island City before he went to work nearby Saturday.
Mass transit limped back to life across the New York area after the weekend blizzard blanketed the Tri-State with snow.