NEW YORK [NY1] — City records reportedly show Manhattan streets were plowed long before parts of Brooklyn and Queens after Sunday's blizzard.
Report: Crews Plowed Manhattan Before Brooklyn, Queens
NEW YORK [NY1] — City records reportedly show Manhattan streets were plowed long before parts of Brooklyn and Queens after Sunday’s blizzard.
According to the New York Daily News, Sanitation Department records show that by 4 a.m. Monday, all of Manhattan’s primary streets and 92 percent of its secondary streets had been plowed at least once, except for streets blocked by abandoned vehicles.
The Daily News says by the same time in the southern two-thirds of Brooklyn, just 67 percent of primary streets and 27 percent of secondary streets had seen a plow.
The paper also says in western Queens, all primary streets were plowed by 4 a.m. Tuesday, but just 47 percent of secondary streets had been plowed.
The Sanitation Department points out that there are more streets in Brooklyn and Queens than in Manhattan.
The department has also suggested that there were more abandoned vehicles in Queens and Brooklyn, making it harder to plow in those boroughs.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered the Department of Investigation to look into allegations that some sanitation workers staged a slowdown during the blizzard to protest cuts to the department.
The sanitation workers’ union has denied any slowdown took place.
Meanwhile, sanitation officers announced today that they will resume limited garbage collection around the city on Monday.
New Yorkers who normally get their garbage collected on Monday should clear a path to their trash and set it out curbside on Sunday night.
Satiation Commissioner John Doherty also suggests that residents dig out the garbage that was placed outside before the storm and have that ready for pick-up as well.
Collection of recyclables have not resumed yet, but workers will collect discarded Christmas trees.
Garbage crews have already collected trash from city waste baskets.
Renegade
“Sanitation Department records show that by 4 a.m. Monday … in the southern two-thirds of Brooklyn … 27 percent of secondary streets had seen a plow.”
So 27% had “seen” a plow, how many had actually been plowed? I say 0%.
tipshim
Of course Manhattan was cleared first. They make more money from parking meters there, than they Do in Brooklyn. Besides how can we go see a Broadway Show like the mayor said, if those streets were not plowed. Hello ! wake up and smell the snow.
ok
they do pay much more taxes…and their residents arent on food stamps, medicaid, section 8…
to 3
I do believe there are more food stamp user in Brooklyn than Manhattan but even many formerly affluent people in affluent neighborhoods have lost their jobs and are on public benefits. I see people pulling up in Mercedes and using foodstamps in Long Island.
Formerly CH resident
Number 3 is correct, Manhhtan brings in more money from both the residents and the tourists.
Milhouse
#3, that is not true.