Tuesday, December 27, 2011

We're still paying the price for last December's snow

From Fox 5:

New York City's sluggish response to the after-Christmas blizzard of 2010 is still costing it a year later, with more than $1.8 million paid out in claims so far, and more claims still pending, the city Comptroller's Office says.

Last year's Dec. 26-27 storm packed a wallop in the Northeast, dropping more than 2 feet of snow in some parts of the city. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration was criticized for its handling of the foul weather and its aftermath. Streets went unplowed for days, and cars, buses and other vehicles were stranded.

The Comptroller's Office said 1,196 claims were filed with the city in connection with the storm and its aftermath. They included claims from individuals who said they were injured on snowy and icy roads and walkways, and claims for damage to cars and other property from the city's snow removal efforts.

As of Dec. 23, 620 of the claims had been settled for a total payout of $1,855,152.53, the office said. The remaining several hundred claims were being investigated or have been dismissed.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

and bloomberg was driving every one of those D.O.S. plows with the shovels raised.

Anonymous said...

and halloran outed a dot supervisor, once again the moron took all credibility away from what may have been the truth

Anonymous said...

Anon No. 2:

There's nothing keeping the "three sanitation workers" from coming forward. Otherwise, we're deaaling with people eating the fruit from a poisoned tree.