Overview
- Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency as the National Weather Service issued the city’s first blizzard warning in nearly a decade, with heavy snow and winds forecast from Sunday into Monday.
- The Department of Sanitation is recruiting temporary shovelers to clear bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants and step streets, offering $19.14 per hour rising to $28.71 after 40 hours in a week.
- Applicants must be at least 18, physically able to perform strenuous labor and legally authorized to work in the U.S., and they must present two small photos, two original IDs with copies and a Social Security card.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged residents to report to local sanitation garages between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday with required paperwork to begin work immediately.
- The documentation requirements prompted online ridicule and media scrutiny that contrasted them with New York City’s voting procedures, with some critics also highlighting Mamdani’s DSA ties and the group’s opposition to voter ID laws.