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Who’s Supposed to Clear the Snow From New York City’s Street Corners?

Three days after the city’s biggest snowstorm in years, many New Yorkers are still scaling mounds of snow and ice. Cleaning it up is a shared responsibility.

© Sara Hylton for The New York Times

While New York City’s streets have been cleared since a major snowstorm on Sunday, cold temperatures have kept the remaining snow from melting, leaving it piled on sidewalks.
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After Winter Storm, New York Uses Hot Tubs to Melt the Snow

With no warm weather expected any time soon, the city’s snow piles require mechanical intervention.

© Heather Khalifa for The New York Times

New York’s snow melters, like this one here in Lower Manhattan, are not particularly hot. The water inside them is heated to only 38 degrees.
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Mamdani Blames Rivals for Leaving New York With a ‘Poisoned’ Budget

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the only way to close a more than $12 billion budget gap was to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations.

© James Estrin/The New York Times

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, joined by his budget director, Sherif Soliman, left, and Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan, warned of a huge budget gap.
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