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City sanitation workers battling massive snow and ice piles left by last week’s storm have mostly kept up with trash collection — but have fallen a day behind on recyclables.
“Given that the same sanitation workers who pick up trash have been clearing the foot of snow and ice that fell last Sunday, we are about one day behind on collection, and we ask for patience from New Yorkers while we catch up,” Department of Sanitation spokesman Josh Goodman told THE CITY.
“We are prioritizing trash and compost — the stuff that can smell — over recyclables, but we are picking up all streams, all across the city, just on a slight delay,” he addend, with the department running hundreds of trucks through extended 12-hour shifts until they’re caught up.
At a press conference on Monday where he also updated the death toll of people found outside to 16 New Yorkers, Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised the work of the city’s sanitation department, which is still being led by acting commissioner Javier Lojan, a holdover from Eric Adams’s administration.
Read more here about the city’s response to the logistical challenge created by the lingering ice and snow.
Tax season is underway. Here’s our explainer on how to file your taxes for free in New York City.
Our Other Top Stories
An immigration judge on Monday denied bond to the City Council staffer whose arrest by ICE last month triggered an uproar, ruling that the man “didn’t prove to me he’s not a danger to society going forward.” But a lawyer for Venezuelan data analyst Rafael Bohorquez said that “my guy is clean. It’s all political.”
Alister Martin, New York City’s new health commissioner, is a 37-year-old Harvard-educated emergency physician and former White House fellow who has spent the past several years in Boston combining medicine with advocacy work. Our friends at Healthbeat have the rundown on Mamdani’s unexpected pick
The independent redistricting commission charged by a New York State judge with redrawing the lines of New York City’s only congressional district currently represented by a Republican have paused their work as legal challenges to that ruling loom. Read more here about the ongoing battle over the shape of Congressional District 11.
A month into his new era, Mamdani is trying to get his feet under him as the ground remains icy and precarious. Listen here as the FAQ NYC podcast hosts discuss his snow response and much more.
Reporter’s Notebook
Striking Nurses Protest at Gov. Hochul’s Manhattan Office
Hundreds of nurses marched from Grand Central Terminal to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Manhattan offices on East 55th Street on Monday to protest the governor’s extension of an executive order declaring a health emergency that allows out-of-state travel nurses to cross the union’s picket line during its strike, now in its fourth week.
The striking nurses read aloud a letter they addressed to the governor slamming her orders as a “betrayal” and urging her “to stand with nurses and patients.”
Monday’s protest was organized by rank-and-file New York State Nurses Association members but was not endorsed by union leadership, which was locked in contentious negotiations with representatives from Mount Sinai, NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore at the Jacob K. Javits Center following a one-day recess on Sunday.
On Monday evening, Hochul issued an additional two-day extension to her emergency order.—Claudia Irizarry Aponte
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Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things going on around the city this week.
Tuesday, Feb. 3: Attend a conversation commemorating the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at NYU’s Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò. Free, at 6:00 pm.
Wednesday, Feb. 4: Explore open studio night at The Lighthouse Brooklyn where creators open their studios for participants to explore two production ready studios, four turnkey podcast rooms and a music recording space. Free, a 21+ event from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. RSVP here.
Wednesday, Feb. 4: Listen to a reading and conversation with author and writing professor Robert Polito at The New School on his Bob Dylan biography “After the Flood,” focused on Dylan’s creative output over the last three decades. Free, at 6:00 p.m. Register here.
THE KICKER: Staten Island Chuck, New York City’s reigning groundhog, saw his shadow early yesterday morning — predicting six more brutal weeks of winter. His six-week forecasts boast a 85% accuracy rate, compared to Punxsutawney Phil’s piddling 35%.
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Tuesday.
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