The city is gearing up for what could be the first major snowfall of 2014.
The city could see 3 to 5 inches of snow, beginning Thursday evening and continuing through Friday afternoon.
The city’s Department of Sanitation says it has loaded salt spreaders and attached plows and tire chains to its trucks in anticipation of slick roads.
The Port Authority says it’s deploying extra personnel at all its facilities and more than 250 pieces of snow equipment at airports, bridges and tunnels.
This will be the first major test for the new de Blasio administration.
“We’ve been in contact with everybody all day long and we know there’ll be potentially heavy snow tomorrow night. We have a terrific staff as everybody knows, a career staff in Sanitation as well as in fire, PD and all the emergency services, all coordinated by the Office of Emergency Management, they’re all ready with the plans. The snow plows are ready.The crews are standing by, we’re all ready for the snow tomorrow.
The Department of Transportation is suspending Alternate Side Parking regulations Thursday for snow preparations, but you’ll still have to pay at parking meters.
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