De Blasio has left New York City on its a**! Al Roker leads criticism of new mayor's 'class war' snow failures (live, title)

[barkomatic]

Originally Posted by Vall

Those people falling all have shoes with no tread and some are even wearing sneakers. They need to get some proper boots and learn how to walk in these conditions.

It's amazing that you were able to examine the treads on people's boots and observe their walking style from photos. It was incredibly slippery out and even careful walking and adequate boots didn't guarantee you wouldn't slide a little here and there. I bet you're no ballerina in the snow either.

[5-all]

Just 20/20 vision. You must be easily amazed.
Good boots and careful walking plus not riding a bike in the ice & snow helps prevent falls.
Compared to the examples in the photos I'm Baryshnikov in the snow.

[Coney]

Originally Posted by skilldeadly

I have only lived here for about 3 and a half years from Buffalo. We are used to snow and removing it. constantl Question: Is this normal to y have such huge issues with snow removal? After the huge snow storm that hit a couple years back it seems like a big issue but has it always been this way? I couldn't fly back from visiting family during that storm so I didn't get to witness how bad it was. It seems like after the failings of Bloomberg that handling snow storms is REALLY important now.

All I know is that there are a LOT of streets that need cleaning, a lot of people, a lot of cars, and a lot of snow during these storms. One thing I will say is that they need a better salting presence before the storms. NYC gets advanced notice most times that there is a lot of snow coming (unlike the lake effect snow that dumps a foot overnight often). Why aren't they mobilizing more?

To answer your question, yes this is normal. You should have been here when John Lindsay was mayor. It damaged his career at the time.

[silverbullnyc]

Dont forget when bloomberg was mayor parts of brooklyn and queens were not taken care of while the ues was. Time for a role reversal i guess.

[SanMan2k5]

You would think people would have better things to do than make up fake conspiracy theories about snow.

Now excuse me while I go back to sleep in my plow.

[mikfleye3]

Originally Posted by SanMan2k5

You would think people would have better things to do than make up fake conspiracy theories about snow.

Now excuse me while I go back to sleep in my plow.

I always wondered what the mayor has to do with getting blamed or praised for a snow removal effort. Does he drive the plows? Shovel the crosswalks? Make the routes up? Call in the conditions? Dispatch the equipment?
I still don't see how a failure or success during a snow has anything to do with the mayor. Like he called m8 garage and was like, don't plow or salt 81 and 82 sections
, get real!!

[citymerlot]

Truth is the snow began hours earlier than predicted and the brunt of the storm came at the worst possible time. Folks that may have used public transit instead of driving in were already headed out or at work. It's impossible to plow city streets congested with sliding cars. That fact wouldn't change regardless of who is mayor.

[BBMW]

It's one thing to ignore the local sides streets to concentrate on the main roads. But they screwed up by not clearing areas that get major traffic. There was a huge jam at the Queensborough Bridge, because buses got stuck in the approach. In NYC this is Snow Removal 101. Keep the major transit/commuting routes clear. Bla seems to have failed that class.

Bad snow removal has scuttled political careers before (think John Lindsey.)

[quixotic59]

As so many here are fond of saying, it's a snow storm, toughen up. Traffic and backups during a major snow fall are EXPECTED.
What everyone is forgetting is that thanks to Bloomberg's ridiculous "de-zoning" of schools he has created a s%$t storm of busing. This just adds to the congestion and inconvenience. If children were attending their neighborhood schools their travel and busing would be much less. Soooo, let's not blame DeBlasio for Bloomberg's mess.
As for traffic, again as so many are fond of reminding us, NYC is a mecca of public transporation. If DeBlasio knew the storm was coming, so did all the folks crowding the UES with their cars. They should have used buses, trains and subways. Then again, the dirty little secret is that they would never consort with the unwashed masses!
The snow removal in Queens was the best since Guliani. I guess we matter once again.

[hancox17]

There was a woman on the news this morning who said, "This was the first serious crisis since he came into office and he failed." And that pretty much sums up the typical Upper East Side resident. Serious crisis?? It was snowing, not World War III. I know the roads went downhill very quickly but everything I saw/read said it wasn't supposed to start until around noon so they were caught off guard. And in snow like that, it doesn't take long for it to all go bad.

I was actually a little surprised how bad the side roads were in the city yesterday--I live in Queens, they are always bad--but really, people--it just snowed. Don't wear sneakers or dress shoes or 3 inch heels--of course you're going to wipe out. Even wearing my snow boots, I duck walk unless the pavement is totally clear.