The Department of Sanitation has ramped up its cleanup response on Staten Island after a storm dumped more than two feet of snow in some parts of the borough, officials said this week.

Earlier in the week, the storm left nearly two feet of snow in parts of the city, including 19.7 inches in Central Park, 22.5 inches at LaGuardia Airport and 20.2 inches at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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The Department of Sanitation has ramped up its cleanup response on Staten Island after a storm dumped more than two feet of snow in some parts of the borough, officials said this week

The heaviest totals on Staten Island included 29 inches in Grasmere, 27.8 inches in Todt Hill and 27 inches in Dongan Hills, according to the National Weather Service

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the Department of Sanitation increased its Staten Island snow removal force to 500 personnel — a 210-person increase — and added more equipment

The heaviest totals on Staten Island included 29 inches in Grasmere, 27.8 inches in Todt Hill and 27 inches in Dongan Hills, according to the National Weather Service.

“As we continue to respond to this blizzard, we are aware that narrow, hilly streets and tight corners on Staten Island were some of the areas hardest hit by the storm,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said at a press conference Tuesday.

He said the heavy snowfall, “combined with high winds, have created large snow drifts across the island.”

In an effort to clear streets more quickly, he said the Department of Sanitation has increased its Staten Island snow removal force to 500 personnel — a 210-person increase — and added more equipment.

DSNY “will be working throughout the day and the evening to clear snow and make roads passable,” he said.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Mamdani said 99.2% of all roadways on Staten Island had “received at least one pass from snow clearing equipment.”

The increased efforts came after many Staten Island residents complained the response was too slow.

“We had neighbors reaching out to our congress people last night and council people. They’re with us and they’re saying the same thing: Staten Island’s been abandoned, but nothing is being done,” one resident said.

“We’re like the forgotten people here,” another added.

Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella was among the choir, aiming frustrations at city officials, rather than Department of Sanitation employees.

“Ultimately, our voices were heard, and as a result, the City will be assigning more than double the number of Sanitation personnel and vehicles here to get things back to normal,” he said in a statement. “And beyond that, the city has agreed to meet with us in the future to identify where things could have gone better these past two storms and strategize on how to best prepare and respond to storms in the future.”