Hearing set on NYC’s response to blizzard

NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration will be questioned in detail for the first time about its admittedly poor response to the post-Christmas blizzard.

The City Council on Monday will grill members of Bloomberg’s emergency command, the fire and sanitation departments and other officials.

Many roads went unplowed for days, ambulances got stuck, and trash has piled up citywide ever since.

The Dec. 26 blizzard dumped nearly 2 feet of snow in parts of the city.

Bloomberg is not scheduled to attend the hearing. He has said repeatedly that his administration performed poorly.

He has given many explanations for the failures, including the fast pace of the snowfall. Officials have also blamed the unusual numbers of drivers on the road at the height of the storm, whose cars got stuck and blocked plows from getting through.