North Hempstead Town takes on snow removal with an army of plows
Plows clear Glen Cove Rd. on Monday in Mineola. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp
The Town of North Hempstead deployed a fleet of more than 80 plows to clear its roads starting Sunday night and into Monday, town spokesperson Umberto Mignardi said in an e-mailed statement.
Crews were responding to fallen trees in New Hyde Park and Roslyn, Mignardi said.
"Snow is being pushed back from intersections, crosswalks, and bus stops," he said in the statement. "Our public works team is monitoring conditions to prevent icing as temperatures drop tonight."
Town employees will lay a round of salt Monday night and again Tuesday morning, he said.
"Storms of [this] magnitude always require several days of follow-up cleaning, so we need the continued cooperation of residents," Jerry LoSquadro, the town’s highway superintendent, said in a statement.
Garbage pickup was canceled Monday but will resume Tuesday, Mignardi said. All parks are closed to the public.
Joshua Needelman covers the Town of North Hempstead for Newsday. A Long Island native and University of Maryland graduate, his work has appeared in publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post.
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