For some New Yorkers, this weekend’s wintry weather made them rethink their plans.
“It did keep me in on Saturday night. I didn’t have major plans, just to go into the city,” Harris, a Brooklyn resident, said. “But when it started snowing, I decided to stay in Brooklyn instead. So a minor change.”
What You Need To Know
The city’s Department of Sanitation issued a snow alert that began at 4 a.m. Sunday
The department stockpiled roughly 700 million pounds of salt
There were salt spreaders across the five boroughs, addressing the conditions on the streets, highways and bike lanes
For others, not so much.
“No, it didn’t deter my plans. I went to go see my mother. She lives in Brooklyn, and now I’m going to the store, and then I’m going back to the house,” Natasha, a Manhattan resident, said.
The city’s Department of Sanitation issued a snow alert that began at 4 a.m. Sunday.
The department stockpiled roughly 700 million pounds of salt.
There were salt spreaders across the five boroughs, addressing the conditions on the streets, highways and bike lanes.
Plows were also ready to go in any neighborhood that was expecting to see more than two inches of accumulation on the roads.
Javier Lojan, the acting sanitation commissioner, urged New Yorkers to be careful.
“If you have to be out, take mass transit. If you have to be driving, please take it easy. We’ve seen a lot of collisions over the past few days. The roads have been treated, but they’re always slick. So people who go a little too fast, please take it easy,” he said.
Lojan also warned about below-freezing temperatures to come, urging people to shovel as early as possible.
“The earlier you can get out and clear your sidewalks and your property, the better. We are going to anticipate getting some really cold temperatures Monday evening, so it’s going to be a lot harder if you wait too long,” he said. “Once it gets to ice, it’s almost impossible to get rid of that stuff. So if you can, get up early, clear your property — that’s the best advice I can give anybody.”