With rumors flying that Bloomberg has a conspiracy against all the boroughs except Manhattan and the Sanitation workers engaged in a job action, the critics clearly have created an over-reaction. We’ve had garbage trucks going by twice this evening scraping blacktop on my block. Look guys, if your area is clear go home, get some sleep, and eventually pick up the garbage OK?
The real problems are there were not enough streets clear during the height of the storm to provide emergency access, which may have led to tragedy, and all the stuck vehicles in the road inhibited recovery. Let’s think about what to do about that. If the state government is not involved and it doesn’t cost money, this may be fixable, and the next storm could hit at any time. Five of the top seven in the past 15 years. Four of the top seven in seven years. Two of the top seven in the past year.