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So knowing that over 400 workers were layed off, why didn't residents start shoveling their own blocks themselves ? I'm sure some did, but I'm sure more just sat in their apts looking out the window waiting for the plows to come through.
Wonder how many even own a snow shovel since they live in apartments?
There are several credible sources of news. PBS, BBC, NBC, ABC, CNN, NPR, Was5t Post, NY Times .... I may not always agree with all of them, but they do hold to some journalistic standards, that are credible.
CNN:
[url=http://articles.cnn.com/2010-12-29/travel/airlines.weather_1_sanitation-workers-emergency-harry-nespoli?_s=PM:TRAVEL]Bloomberg defends cleanup efforts after holiday blizzard - CNN[/url]
"On Monday, a newborn infant died in Brooklyn after the mother waited nine hours for emergency responders, said New York Fire Department spokesman Steve Rittea."
NBC New York:
[url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/75-Year-Old-Woman-Dies-After-Waiting-3-Hours-for-EMS-in-Blizzard--112600199.html]Four Dead in Tri-State Area After Blizzard Delays EMS Response | NBC New York[/url]
"Tragedy struck in New York, also with the death of a newborn baby in Brooklyn."
Sounds like the same story but the 12 minutes time line must be a mistake. I heard on local news reports the past couple days it was at least 8 hours. Also never heard of a second baby passing away.
Only one baby passed away from the reports I read. Also, there have been complaints that some 911 calls were never answered. The EMS workers were doing their best, some were walking on foot several blocks with all of their equipment to answer emergency calls
And it is not just a coincidence that most of Manhattan looks like a blizzard never hit, especially Times Square and other tourist hot spots.
"On Monday, a newborn infant died in Brooklyn after the mother waited nine hours for emergency responders, said New York Fire Department spokesman Steve Rittea."
"Tragedy struck in New York, also with the death of a newborn baby in Brooklyn."
These tragedies happened, I am certainly not denying that. Do these actual news outlets say or imply that it is due to a Union directed plot? I don't think so, they show journalistic integrity. In other words, reporters that report facts. If the assertions turn out to be valid, they will report that. As yet, we don't know.
Only one baby passed away from the reports I read. Also, there have been complaints that some 911 calls were never answered. The EMS workers were doing their best, some were walking on foot several blocks with all of their equipment to answer emergency calls
And it is not just a coincidence that most of Manhattan looks like a blizzard never hit, especially Times Square and other tourist hot spots.
I'm sure the 911 system was inundated with non-emergency calls.
Just think about how people are and what they may think an emergency is.
"On Monday, a newborn infant died in Brooklyn after the mother waited nine hours for emergency responders, said New York Fire Department spokesman Steve Rittea."<snip>
From the article:
"More than 49,000 emergency calls were made Monday, overwhelming the city emergency communications system...."
Only one baby passed away from the reports I read. Also, there have been complaints that some 911 calls were never answered. The EMS workers were doing their best, some were walking on foot several blocks with all of their equipment to answer emergency calls
And it is not just a coincidence that most of Manhattan looks like a blizzard never hit, especially Times Square and other tourist hot spots.
Nobody parks their car on the street over night in those places (Times Square/ Downtown), so moving the snow is a lot easier, you can block a lane with it. You've got to have some place to push the snow to - you can't just keep pushing it ahead.
But ask anyone who lives anywhere that it snows on a regular basis, most communities usually do not let you leave your car on the street during a snow emergency. Most New Yorker's don't have that luxury.
Just about every time it snows heavily in a major metro area, someone doesn't get the help they need, and sometimes they die. Its a shame, but it has happened before and it will happen again. And it happens in area's that don't have members in one of the big unions.
If this turns out to be some sort of union protest, then the city needs to immediately break all contracts with the union and fire the employees.
If some individuals are responsible for some intentional slowdown, they will be dealt with I am sure. If it was at the direction to the Union Authority, you may have a valid point.
Nevermind the accusations of a deliberate union slowdown..NYC layed off 400 sanitation workers.
Don't you think 400 less workers would have an effect on how quickly they could clear the roads ?
I just might be a combination of the two. What if many of those 400 were the older employees with experience and what were left were the younger inexperienced workers who then have to deal with a crisis ?
Could be lots of issues came into play here. After seeing pictures though and talking to family in NYC this blizzard was not handled as well as previous storms were. Streets were just not cleared the way they had been in past years.
Maybe the systems are just breaking down due to no money to keep them at the level that everyone expects ?
According to CBS, those 400 workers were trash haulers and their supervisors.
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