"How much culpability the city bears for all these ills is complicated. "People are going to get cranky. We have not had a cold stretch like this in a while. And the snow, which was lovely to look at three weeks ago, made it hard to remove trash and is now dirty," said Howard Wolfson, a former deputy mayor under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "On the one hand, it's hard to blame the mayor for the weather. On the other, the buck stops with City Hall.""
"As snow continues to melt, clogged catch basins will require New Yorkers to ford fetid ponds of slush. Overnight freezes will glaze the city in fresh ice each morning. And a salty gruel will begin to seep underground, corroding critical infrastructure while also acting as a conductor of electricity - a potent combo that increases the risk for power outages, subway delays and that uniquely urban hazard, exploding manhole covers."
A severe winter storm created widespread service failures and operational shortfalls across the city. Public frustration rose as trash removal stalled, catch basins clogged, and melting snow turned to ice and corrosive runoff. Salt and slush threaten underground infrastructure and increase risks of power outages, subway delays, and exploding manhole covers. Critics point to the mayor's limited management experience and contrast the response with past mayors' storm legacies. The medical examiner expects more cold-related deaths. The City Council plans oversight hearings on garbage and snow clearance that will probe deficiencies and pressure city leadership.
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