Snow Removal

Was Sanitation Absence During Blizzard A Budget Protest?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Snowstorm 2010, Nyc Snowstorm, Snow Removal, Mayor Bloomberg, Unions, Snowstorm, Ny News, New York News

UPDATE: Federal prosecutors are looking into allegations that sanitation workers sabotaged the city's response to blizzard, a law enforcement official...

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Blizzard Is 'Budget Buster' For Cities

CNN Money | Tami Luhby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: East Coast Snow Storms, Snow Removal, East Coast Blizzard, Snow Removal Budgets, Business News

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A massive snowstorm was the last thing cash-strapped cities needed to ring out 2010. "It's a budget buster," said Mark Bou...

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When Manholes Explode, New Yorkers Shrug

Tom Bisky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Bisky

As audio-visual phenomena, the volcanic blasts from manhole-accessed underground pipes are nothing short of spectacular -- but we New Yorkers are getting used to them.

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10 Things to Do on a Snowy Work Day

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

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1. Wait for the snow plows to arrive. Look out window. Realize there will be no snowplows, because your neighborhood is not as important as some others.

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Mayors Learn The Politics Of Snow Removal

The New York Times | SEWELL CHAN and LIZ ROBBINS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: DC Snow Removal, Snow Removal, Blizzard, Snow, Politics of Snow Removal, New York Snow Removal, Washington Dc Blizzard, New York Blizzard, Blizzard of 2010, Politics News

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, whose city has been overwhelmed by record snowfall, knows the clock is ticking. While residents have been relatively understand...

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If DC Area Can't Learn to Cope with Snow -- Maybe Capitol Should be Moved to Midwest Where They Know How

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Creamer

So far this week, snow has closed the Federal Government for three full days. Each day the Federal Government is closed, it costs the taxpayers $100 million in lost productivity. So far that's a cool $300 million.

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Moscow To Ban Snow

The Moscow Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Moscow will blast clouds from the sky this winter to save money on snow removal, a city official said Wednesday, but the plan threatens to anger the s...

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