Anybody who hasn't been helped out of the snow by either the city or Tony Soprano at this point is understandably cranky about life by now. So if two friendly teenagers helped shovel your driveway, wouldn't you be compelled to get them drunk in return? White Plains police have charged 41-year-old Silvia Deleon with doing just that. She allegedly drank two bottles of rum with the 17 and 18 year old teens on Monday. more ›

While one day of shoveling the driveways of the people could have been seen as a PR stunt, two days of such kindness suggests actual kindness! After signing off for about five hours overnight, Newark Mayor Cory Booker reemerged on Twitter. He is currently on his way to Tremont Avenue and dispatching a crew to Brunswick Street. And so far his Twitter enemy has kept quiet, probably still reeling from Booker's scathing retort to his endless taunting. Or just plotting his revenge. more ›

A veteran city sanitation man is taking out the non-recycling trash! According to the NY Post, 45-year-old Randolph Garcia struck a Brooklyn man over the head with a shovel when he tried to sneak some recyclable cardboard boxes into a regular trash truck one recent morning. Before resorting to violence, he warned the man to take the recyclable items out of the truck—but the story drops off between that detail and the shovel pummeling. Currently the man is in stable condition at the Brookdale Hospital, and Garcia was arrested and is facing possible suspension. Might be time to study up on those new recycling rules. more ›

In case you missed it, we had some real fun with snow this week. Schools were canceled, slush was trudged through, and a new rivalry may have been born. But the fun's over now: it's time to start shoveling or else. more ›

No, it didn't happen in New York, but look how the mayor of Newark treats his constituents. A woman named Ravie Rave tweeted at Mayor Cory Booker that her 65-year-old father needed help shoveling his driveway on New Year's Eve. Booker tweeted back, "I will do it myself where does he live?" After conferring with Mr. Rave, Booker tweeted, "Just talked 2 him & I'll get 2 his Driveway by noon. I've got salt, shovels & great volunteers." Within twenty minutes, Booker was on the scene with his crew. R u listening @mikebloomberg? Because we think pot should be legal and would like you to bring a big fat bag of weed over to our... middle age, housebound father. more ›

Recently unemployed New Yorkers took to the streets with shovels this week in hopes of turning the snowfall into a financial windfall. After a storm dumped more than 11 inches on New York, the city rallied emergency snow laborers who are paid $12 per hour "unbury fire hydrants, scrape crosswalks and create a curbside space where people can wait for the bus," according to the Times. more ›

Bono & Co. kicked off their week long residency on Letterman last night, and because they are such a Big Deal, Mayor Bloomberg has declared that part of West 53rd Street (leading up to the Ed Sullivan Theater) is now temporarily renamed U2 Way. And, perhaps grasping how litigious New Yorkers can be when it comes to icy sidewalks, the supergroup was out there yesterday keeping their new street snow-free. (Letterman also addressed the white stuff in his Top Ten.) more ›