Staten Island is clover it.<\/p>\n
The city is plowing ahead with the borough\u2019s annual St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade <\/a>\u2014 drawing complains from residents who say it\u2019s \u201cinsensitive\u201d to clear a major street like Forest Avenue for the event when so many local roads are still covered after last weekend\u2019s snowstorm<\/a>.<\/p>\n The city has zeroed in on clearing the West Brighton parade route, even plastering \u201cno parking\u201d signs four days out from the event \u2014 which is infuriating Staten Islanders who say they are starved for precious spaces because so little snow has been cleared so far.<\/p>\n A sign warning Staten Island residents to not park on the route of the borough\u2019s St. Patrick\u2019s Day parade. Stefano Giovannini for NY Post<\/p>\n \u201cStaten Island is completely forgotten, which to me is just crazy,\u201d said Jason Walters of Tompkinsville, who is one of the many asking the parade committee to push back the annual fete. <\/p>\n \u201cI think the timing, considering that we are still digging ourselves out, is just a little insensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n Other neighbors aired their grievances on social media \u2014 with many pledging not to move their cars from the parade route in spite of the NYPD rules.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is absolutely insulting,\u201d one local said on Facebook.<\/p>\n Another called the move \u201ctone-deaf,\u201d stating: \u201cAnyone thinking of coming to West Brighton in a car can just turn around now.\u201d<\/p>\n A mountain of snow seen on Lawrence Avenue in West Brighton. Stefano Giovannini for NY Post<\/p>\n Walters\u2019 82-year-old mother, who lives around the corner from the parade route, had been stuck inside her home since Monday because of what they say is subpar plowing conditions throughout her neighborhood.<\/p>\n Her street wasn\u2019t plowed until Tuesday night, Walters said, and she has not been able to drive to pick up food or medicine because of the unsafe road conditions \u2014 and now wouldn\u2019t be able to drive to Forest Avenue to get essential errands done, regardless.<\/p>\n The NYPD has shut down parking on the major thoroughfare to parking starting Thursday through the weekend, with warnings that violators will be towed starting on Saturday. <\/p>\n Staten Island residents digging out from the snow on Oakland Street off of Lawrence Avenue in West Brighton on Feb. 26, 2026. Stefano Giovannini for NY Post<\/p>\n The city has directed its full attention to Forest Avenue because moving the annual parade to another week is simply not an option, according to the Staten Island St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade Committee.<\/p>\n City resources, like DSNY and NYPD, as well as Irish bands participating in the event, are booked up every Saturday and Sunday for the remainder of the month for other St. Pat\u2019s parties. <\/p>\n \u201cWe have conferred with the N.Y.P.D and they have informed us that a permit for ANY other date is extremely unlikely, if not outright impossible. We have thoroughly explored any modality other than cancellation and there are none that are feasible,\u201d Edward T. Patterson, the committee chairman, said in a statement. <\/p>\n A Staten Islander attempting to walk around snow piles on Lawrence Avenue. Stefano Giovannini for NY Post<\/p>\n \u201cThe parade has NEVER been cancelled in its history. During Covid, although we were denied a permit, we marched up the sidewalk with our pipes and our banners. The lineage of the parade remains unbroken, and we have no intention of allowing that to change.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Forest Avenue was mostly cleared of snow and ice on Monday evening \u2014 when the blizzard finally passed \u2014 and the Department of Sanitation will be continuously cleaning the roadway from curb to curb, the agency told The Post. <\/p>\n \u201cWe know this is a big annual celebration for Staten Islanders and, when the organizers said they would like to move forward with this, we made sure a plan was in place so that the parade could continue,\u201d said spokesperson Vincent Gragnani.\u00a0<\/p>\n St. Patrick\u2019s Day decorations outside of Duffy\u2019s pub in Staten Island. Stefano Giovannini for NY Post<\/p>\n A car still stuck in the snow near the St. Patrick\u2019s Day parade. Stefano Giovannini for NY Post<\/p>\n DSNY dispatched an unprecedented number of personnel and trucks throughout Staten Island to tackle the nearly 30 inches that were recorded in the borough, and has been constantly relocating piles of snow to Midland Beach. <\/p>\n As of Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Mamdani said that 99.2% of roadways on the island had \u201creceived at least one pass from snow clearing equipment\u201d \u2014 but residents say they\u2019re still blanketed under a slushy and fluffy mess.<\/p>\n \u201cThe \u2018no parking\u2019 thing is problematic on the residential streets. With this volume of snow and not 100% clearing, it definitely creates challenges for people who are disabled or have to have their car nearby because of medical reasons, and so making people move their vehicles to potentially, you know, an area that\u2019s 4 or 5 blocks away is an onerous ask for people,\u201d said Kristin Daggan, who\u2019s shop Clay & Kiln lies along the parade route. <\/p>\n The snow-clearing map \u2014 which shows how frequently the DSNY clears the streets \u2014 is not up-to-date enough for residents to properly travel to school or work this week, let alone a holiday parade. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re such a car borough. Staten Island is different, and that\u2019s not a bad thing. We don\u2019t have the trains. We don\u2019t have the same volume of bus service and other things that the other boroughs have. So it just adds an extra layer of strain when the roads are not passable,\u201d Daggan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Staten Island is clover it. 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