New York, NY – Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared a weather emergency Wednesday since significant snowfall has been forecast for the evening rush hour, through tomorrow’s morning rush hour.
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1. The public is urged to avoid all unnecessary driving for the duration of the storm and until further directed, and to use public transportation wherever possible. If you must drive, use extreme caution. Information about any service changes to public transportation is available on the MTA website at http://www.mta.info/.
2. Any vehicle found to be blocking roadways or impeding the ability to plow streets shall be subject to towing at the owner’s expense.
3. Effective immediately, alternate side parking, payment at parking meters and garbage collections are suspended citywide until further notice.
4. The Emergency Management, Fire, Police, Sanitation, and Transportation Commissioners will be taking all appropriate and necessary steps to preserve public safety and to render all required and available assistance to protect the security, well-being and health of the residents of the City.
Yasher Koach Mayor B.
Just one question why was alternate side of the street parking in effect until now? Were they really going to clean the streets today? I haven’t seen a sweeper truck since mid December.
Ok that’s 2 questions.
HaHaHaHaHa Pathetic Mayor we’ve got running this city.
good morning Mayor Bloomberg! and thanx for declaring weather emergency
11;10 A.M. instead 
8;00 A.M. when the blizard started & didn’t have 2 go through all this hassel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Of course he waited until after alternate side is finished before suspending it. I guess you can’t blame the guy. The city has been hurting without collecting all the parking fines over the last few weeks…
poor mayor look whaT he got himself into every time the weather man sneezes he will have to declare an emergency GUTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!
Declare a Weather Emergency is the biggest joke of the month… 3-6 inches that’s
even bigger joke..
So somebody knocked some sense in that idiot’s head! Amazing!!!
I don’t understand the point of this “Weather Emergency” since you should always use extreeme caution while driving and any vehicle blocking a street can always be towed at owners expense. If it’s a severe storm the Mayor can declare a “Snow Emergency” which is much more meaningful.
baruch hashem alternate side is 11:30 on my dreaded block so we got the break but most people seemed to move anyway. doesn’t anyone listen to the radio during a snowfall? It is funny that he declared a snow emergency when it isn’t that bad, but he now has to go above and beyond by making it look like he cares now.