{"id":82223,"date":"2025-12-28T03:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T03:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/82223\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T03:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T03:11:09","slug":"snow-removal-on-staten-island-2025-dsnys-tech-driven-approach-earns-praise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/82223\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow removal on Staten Island 2025: DSNY’s tech-driven approach earns praise"},"content":{"rendered":"

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 The men and women of the Department of Sanitation had their work cut out for them Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

Even though Staten Island did not receive the 7 or 8 inches of snowfall initially forecast, the borough did receive plowable accumulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Advance\/SILive.com found that many major Staten Island roadways were visibly plowed Saturday morning. While some roads were cleaned to the blacktop, others still had some snow and could perhaps use another pass from a plow.<\/p>\n

The department\u2019s BladeRunner 2.0 system came into play with this snowstorm, enhancing the service to Staten Island.<\/p>\n

While the system has been in use since late 2023, new tweaks and upgrades are added with each snow event, according to DSNY Deputy Commissioner Joshua Goodman, head of Public Affairs and Customer Experience.<\/p>\n

In what was the first real snowstorm since the addition of the upgrades, Staten Islanders reported that roadways were tended to well by the department.<\/p>\n

Using nyc.gov\/PlowNYC<\/a>, the Advance\/SILive.com found that throughout the morning DSNY tended to borough streets, ensuring major roadways were plowed regularly.<\/p>\n

Some local streets went more than six hours without a plow, but the vast majority went no more than three hours without a plow passing by once again.<\/p>\n

\"RoadwaysMidland Avenue in Midland Beach is shown early on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.(Steve White for the Staten Island Advance)<\/p>\n

\u201cDSNY was on point \u2014 garbage was picked up n salt trucks came \u2014 it was a win win!! Good job to NY\u2019S strongest,\u201d one Advance\/SILive.com commenter said on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\"RoadwaysA Department of Sanitation truck passes on Hylan Boulevard near Tysens Lane in New Dorp on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.(Steve White for the Staten Island Advance)<\/p>\n

Trent Street, in Great Kills, between Keegan\u2019s and Fieldway, was cleared very well, one reader told the Advance\/SILive.com. \u201cThe only problem, which is with every storm, is snow being thrown back onto the street instead of it being piled near the curb,\u2019’ the reader said. <\/p>\n

Another reader initially complained that South St. Austen\u2019s Place in West Brighton hadn\u2019t gotten attention by late morning. Later, the reader said a salt truck had passed through.<\/p>\n

This BladeRunner 2.0 system includes:<\/p>\n

Enhanced GPS tracking data for broader time windows, multiple vehicles, and extended history.Google map integration to provide a modern view \u2014 with satellite and street view access \u2014 for vehicles and facilities.Real-time brine progress data.New visual layer data with brine coverage locations, snow preposition points, and protected bike lane information.Ability to locate vehicles of interest through proximity features and advanced time frame and location search capabilities.Significantly enhanced search capabilities.New cloud-based system to allow for more concurrent users and faster response times.\"RoadwaysRichmond Road near New Dorp Lane in New Dorp is shown on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.(Steve White for the Staten Island Advance)<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople might be surprised how much technology goes into clearing snow and ice from every roadway in the city \u2014 especially if they\u2019re longtime New Yorkers who remember the bygone era of paper plow maps, and of primary, secondary, and tertiary streets,\u201d Goodman told the Advance\/SILive.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo put it in layman\u2019s terms, it allows DSNY to see what\u2019s happening in every part of the city in real time, using a combination of GPS and cameras,\u201d he added. \u201cIt is a huge part of why we are today providing faster service to areas that used to be \u201cleft behind\u201d \u2014 the old \u201ctertiary\u201d streets, like parts of Staten Island, can now receive faster, more responsive service, on par with the old \u201cprimary\u201d roadways.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Goodman touted the new technology, he made it clear that it is the men and women of the department who deserve the credit for their work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to say though \u2014 as much of an upgrade as this is, all technology does is support and assist the actual greatest snow-fighting tool on earth, the 10,000 men and women of this department,\u201c he said. \u201dWhen you see a plowed street today, know that this new technology helps, but the sight of blacktop is ultimately thanks to the efforts of the person driving the salt spreader or the plow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"RoadwaysVictory Boulevard is shown near Clove Lakes Park in Castleton Corners on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.(Steve White for the Staten Island Advance)\"RoadwaysFather Capodanno Boulevard is shown near Seaview Avenue in Ocean Breeze on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.(Steve White for the Staten Island Advance)\"RoadwaysThe Staten Island Expressway, near Slosson Avenue in Castleton Corners, looks clear on the morning on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025.(Steve White for the Staten Island Advance)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 The men and women of the Department of Sanitation had their work cut out…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":82224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-82223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}