High-tech snowplows and AI help cities clean up from big storms
March 4, 2026
New York City is exploring AI in the future to process the thousands of 311 calls and online service requests it can get in a single day.
New York City is exploring AI in the future to process the thousands of 311 calls and online service requests it can get in a single day.
A LATE-SEASON storm has the chance to drop one final round of snow on the city before this year’s record-setting winter finally ends.
The 7,600-square-foot snow operations center can store 6 million pounds of road salt and up to 75 plow blades and brine tanks.
A 47-year-old Brooklyn man was ice fishing in New York’s Adirondack Mountains on Thursday when his snowmobile failed and he became stranded.
Mamdani’s $30-per-hour rate got lots of people clearing sidewalks, but some workers who shoveled in past storms have yet to see a paycheck.
“The question is not how the streets were plowed,” one official said. “It was whether they could leave their homes at all.”
Between 1,700 and 2,000 staffers have been working 12-hour shifts to remove snow from sidewalks and paths, according to the Parks Department.
Brooklyn residents competed in a snowman contest after the most recent blizzard, with winners receiving free pizza from local pizzerias.
The New York Police Department said in a brief social media post the man was arrested for “assaulting our officers.”
New York City signed up at least 3,500 people as emergency shovelers, working $30-per-hour shifts to clear snow from bus stops and streets.
A major snowstorm forced NYC criminal courts to delay arraignments, worsening backlogs amid Legal Aid concerns over 24-hour holding limits.
Jessica Tisch, the city’s police commissioner, called the behavior “disgraceful” and “criminal” and said the department is investigating.
“We’re walking on thin ice here. One more day would’ve been fine. They should never have let these kids come back to school.”
“Lingering snow and ice endangered seniors, disabled New Yorkers, caregivers, and families. This is about accountability,” Hanif wrote.
At 3 p.m. when the mayor issued a press statement, Winter Storm Hernando had dropped between 16 and 24 inches of snow across the city.
The numbers increased through the afternoon, with roughly 438 Brooklyn customers lacking juice around 11 a.m, expanding to 700 at 1 p.m.
New York City canceled public school classes for Monday. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called it the “first old-school snow day since 2019.”
Alternate Side Parking is suspended on Monday. Sanitation collection will be delayed during snow operations.
The weather conditions stretching throughout the Northeast have prompted the full closure of all New York City Public Schools.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS CAUSED BROOKLYN HOUSES OF WORSHIP TO ANNOUNCE CLOSURES as Winter Storm Hernando approached.
The greatest chance is that the metropolitan area sees only a few inches, but as much as a foot is possible.
“The snow acts like a revolting sponge for the city’s filth,” Joe Hong wrote in his article published Thursday.
ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING REGULATIONS will be suspended Wednesday to facilitate ongoing snow operations, and also on Thursday.
THE CITY DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION’S QUICK RESPONSE to pleas about snow pileups is receiving praise from Councilmember Susan Zhuang, D-43.
A week and a half after a winter storm that brought over 10 inches of snow in the area, frigid temperatures left Brooklynites digging out.
It was a time of snowplows and snow blowers, and quick walks along the Promenade to catch a glimpse of drifting ice floes in the East River.
Carvalho, a native of Brazil, focuses on filmmaking and photography as her main medium and has an audiovisual production company.
THE DANISH FASTELAVN CELEBRATION ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, FEB. 7 HAS BEEN MOVED three weeks later.
Con Ed said repairs were hampered by vehicles blocking access to infrastructure, and that manholes had been damaged by the snow and salt.
One man was discovered under a layer of snow on a park bench in Queens. Another was found just steps from a Manhattan hospital.
Nationwide, officials have confirmed at least 21 deaths related to the winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow into 19 states.
ALL SERVICE ON NYC Ferry routes has been suspended as of 2 p.m. on Tuesday, due to continuing, unsafe ice accumulation.
The boats are unable to dock at these landings due to ice. Stops at Manhattan’s Pier 79 and at Battery Park City will also be skipped.
A 90-YEAR-OLD WOMAN was discovered unresponsive on a Crown Heights street in front of an apartment building on Monday morning.
There is a 30% chance of snow for Saturday and a 40% chance of snow for Sunday, according to The National Weather Forecast.
NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS WILL BE OPEN ON TUESDAY, JAN. 27, following a massive weekend snowstorm.