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parkerpyne t1_iwz4l9k wrote

In my experience, the two places whose front is never cleared of snow and ice are the post office and municipal parking lots.

Private businesses tend to be on top of these things since they want their customers to be able to enter the store.

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discreet1 t1_iwzks7b wrote

And churches. Theres a church in my neighborhood that never shovels. You have to walk in the street around it.

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i_seddit_on_reddit t1_ix03tko wrote

Every church in my neighborhood employs some sort of maintenance man who cleans the snow as well as their usual duties. I even did it for a few years, honestly best job I ever had. Working all alone in a beautiful building, my bosses were great, and the pay was great too.

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sanrafas415 t1_ix0jtfx wrote

Can confirm church next to my last apt in Brooklyn didnt shovel and it was the worst

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Darth_Innovader t1_ix1o564 wrote

Oh no, there was snow in the winter? Don’t tell me you had to walk on it!

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sanrafas415 t1_ix1vr1z wrote

Nah that shit was straight ice my bro. At first it was snow that’s fasho. But only for like a day.

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RAXIZZ t1_iwzgsaf wrote

Government property is the worst. In Jersey City, the city and state each think it's the others' responsibility to clear the sidewalks on state highways, so it just doesn't get done.

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Cocororow2020 t1_iwzpkbg wrote

I live in NYC, and from my experience driving to and from NJ in snow, your highways are ALWAYS being plowed by 4-6 trucks while icing mid day.

In NYC they just wait till the over night crew starts it up.

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Dantheking94 t1_iwzquuq wrote

Lol no, the plows in NYC are usually driving around before it even starts to snow. Sometimes they just drive around dropping salt/sand/gravel on the streets in prep, then they start plowing once the snow gets heavy.

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Cocororow2020 t1_iwzqx5h wrote

I’m talking about the highways dude, not the streets.

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Dantheking94 t1_iwzr3uv wrote

Highways as well. I’ve never in my life since living here which is 18 years, been on an unplowed highway in NYC. except maybe that one year when the city lost its mind over 3 inches of snow.

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Cocororow2020 t1_iwzrd28 wrote

Come to Staten Island on a snow day and tell me how safe you feel on the expressway haha also I’m born and raised here 29 years.

It’s the weirded thing, slushy snow the entire way to the outer bridge then you get to NJ and there’s literally plows on the every lane.

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RAXIZZ t1_iwzv9rh wrote

> your highways are ALWAYS being plowed by 4-6 trucks while icing mid day.

Yep. Serious overkill for the roads, and absolutely nothing for sidewalks.

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cakeversuspie t1_iwzmfpq wrote

Also because their insurance demands it to avoid slip and fall claims.

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MulysaSemp t1_ix27ppz wrote

Sidewalks next to city parks and playgrounds

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