It seems strange on a day like today to reminisce on winter, and the fact that it was only two months ago that we were dealing with blizzards, snow piles and slowdowns. But that's just what the Times did today, in an article about four people who believe that they were unfairly ticketed for failing to shovel their sidewalks at the same time when the city was failing to clear many of the streets. more ›

Since we've already been blessed/damned by 56 inches of snow this winter (and it's not even February yet), we must continue our question about whether parking dibs—as in claiming a parking space on a public street that you've shoveled out for your car—are acceptable. While most of our readers think parking dibs are a joke, they clearly don't live in the heart of Parking Dibs land, Middle Village, Queens. After the Daily News found passionate parking dibs supporters there, WCBS 2 sent reporter John Slattery to the belly of the beast... and he found trash cans, traffic cones, and chairs reserving spaces. more ›

Part-time sanitation worker Eric Pagan, 20, was shoveling snow outside a Department of Sanitation depot in Inwood yesterday when he fell through a ventilation grate for the 1 train. Pagan had spent the day shoveling sidewalks and crosswalks for the city, but when he returned to the depot, the supervisor wouldn't let him knock off because it wasn't quite 5 p.m. yet. Instead, Pagan and another worker were tasked with shoveling the sidewalk outside the depot. Minutes later, he was bleeding at the bottom of a hole. more ›

While many were waiting for slow sanitation trucks to come and plow their neighborhoods, some roads were still getting cleared in less conventional ways. Well, more traditional ways. Not only were there folks from all walks of life shoveling for cash around town (seriously, the Times found ex-cons, grad students, homeless and more pounding the powder), others, including Tony Soprano, were doing it for free. Out in Jersey City, rather than wait for Booker, some folks just went and shoveled their own block. And in Brooklyn some intrepid, overworked moving men just went and shoveled a whole street rather than wait for the city to come around. Anybody else get fed up and just do it for themselves? more ›

The Neighbors Project has created a way to Thank You For Shoveling, with a polite little card campaign. Their website explains: "When you're trying to get somewhere during the winter -- work, bar, grocery store, gym, etc -- there's nothing more frustrating than being delayed because you're wading through inches of snow, or slipping and falling on the ice. It's a recipe for resentment on your block. So help spread the word about how much... more ›