I don’t write too many columns about local issues because most of the time I don’t really care, but the city’s snowplowing issue was just too good to pass up…

We all witnessed the issue with snow removal in New York City a couple of weeks ago. It was terrible and the Mayor said they would do better.

A few thousand of miles away, I scooped about 11 inches of snow from my sidewalks (it’s the rule that I clear my sidewalks, but the city does not have to plow my street) and I also removed the snow in the alley behind my garage – never once seeing a snowplow anywhere near my street. I helped three or four people who were stuck get their vehicles going just on my city street.

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