Overview
- The city increased its temporary shoveling workforce from roughly 500 in the prior storm to about 1,400, with additional shifts planned.
- Pay begins at $19.14 per hour, with overtime beyond 40 hours reported at $28.71 per hour, while a first-person account cited offers of up to $30.
- Crews reported clearing more than 1,600 crosswalks, 419 fire hydrants, and nearly 900 bus stops overnight during the response.
- Applicants must be at least 18, eligible to work in the U.S., and able to perform heavy labor, with registration available online or at sanitation garages requiring two small photos, ID, and a Social Security card.
- Central Park measured 19.7 inches of snowfall, a top-ten city total, as thousands of sanitation workers and more than 2,000 plows supported the cleanup.