Bloomberg Admits NYC Flubbed Blizzard Response
Streets remain in the city's outer boroughs that still haven't been plowed three days after the tri-state was blasted with a weekend blizzard, and Mayor Bloomberg is admitting the city messed up.
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Streets remain in the city's outer boroughs that still haven't been plowed three days after the tri-state was blasted with a weekend blizzard, and Mayor Bloomberg is admitting the city messed up.
A woman in Queens wants a personal apology, saying the city's flawed response is to blame for her mother's death during Sunday's blizzard.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday that the city will concentrate more equipment on residential areas where problems remain after the weekend blizzard.
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Arlene Krasowsky, 69, of Ozone Park was afraid of what could happen. Her husband's in the hospital. "And if it wasn't for a neighbor with a cell phone, I got no way to call for help in here," she said.
National Weather Service meteorologist Adrienne Leptich said this year's blizzard was the sixth-worst storm since the agency began keeping records in 1869.
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New York City officials say abandoned cars left on city streets slowed efforts to clear streets after a massive post-Christmas snowstorm.
The New York City Department of Correction is asking that all uniformed staff report to work as soon as possible, regardless of normal schedule.
Snow spawned by a monster winter storm was falling across New Jersey on Sunday afternoon, but no major problems were being reported.
New York City sanitation workers are underway in the efforts to clean up what snow has already fallen in the area.
The city has suspended alternate side parking regulations for Monday to help with the snow removal.
A blizzard warning will be in effect for the tri-state from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 p.m. Monday with the heaviest snow falling across coastal and northeast New Jersey, New York City and its immediate suburbs.
The snow was expected to be deep enough to keep sanitation crews busy non-stop Sunday into Monday.
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New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said that the police force is remaining vigilant and on alert after two bombs exploded at embassies in Rome on Thursday.
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Carlos Mendoza was fired as manager of the underperforming New York Mets on Friday and replaced by Andy Green.
Monday's severe weather has come and gone, but that doesn't mean the system is leaving the area.
After a tranquil, warm weekend, more turbulent weather lies ahead in the New York City area.
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Dangerous heat is building across the Tri-State Area with the threat of severe storms, making Thursday and Friday First Alert Weather Days.
Thursday and Friday will be First Alert Weather Days in the New York City area, with high temperatures and the chance for strong storms.
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