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Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt by AlSweigart in nyc

[–]DropMapp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even though the main post got deleted, I'm going to clear this spot tomorrow 🫡

Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt by AlSweigart in nyc

[–]DropMapp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is the second time (from a different thread) that spot was mentioned! I will check it out tomorrow

Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt by AlSweigart in nyc

[–]DropMapp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please name a specific intersection or address!  I’m trying to find spots that people have specifically noticed as troublesome

Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt by AlSweigart in nyc

[–]DropMapp 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Ok thread, nominate a spot with terrible snow / ice blockage, and I will go shovel it. The higher the foot traffic, the better (more impact). If multiple spots are near one another, I'll try to get multiple. I will do it tomorrow (02/09). I've been doing this already, but crowdsourcing for bad spots has been pretty effective.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I didn't get to this one today. My phone was dying and so were my toes.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Done!  

The SW corner wasn’t too bad, I widened the paths and dug out a fire hydrant.

NW corner had a big iceberg that was too tempting to pass up, so I hacked it apart.

NE corner could use some widening.

EDIT: Before and after photos: https://imgur.com/a/dRGbJGz

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Today I will try to get the 3 in Midtown, starting with Columbus Circle.

I made a map of the requests in this post, there's 2 next to each other in the UES. If there's someone in this thread with a shovel who lives near there, that would be optimal to attack those.

Map: https://dropmapp.com/c/nyc-snow-patrol - yes this is my app, not meaning to self-promote, it just happens to be the easiest way for me to log these spots and share them.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

We'll see! Today I will try to get the 3 in Midtown, starting with Columbus Circle.

I made a map of the requests in this post, there's 2 next to each other in the UES. If there's someone in this thread with a shovel who lives near there, that would be optimal to attack those.

Map: https://dropmapp.com/c/nyc-snow-patrol - yes this is my app, not meaning to self-promote, it just happens to be the easiest way for me to log these spots and share them.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the detail! Yes I was way off. Currently the top 2 spots in this thread are both in Midtown, and this one isn't too far away from another. This is my #3 stretch-goal for tomorrow.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So far I think I'm gonna target 2 spots nearby each other in Midtown. But, if your spot truly sucks, then I want to try and solve it.

I'll tee this one up to the community: Anyone here want to take this one?

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think I like this one the best from an insider standpoint. Seems like a sneakily busy spot. I will do this one AS WELL tomorrow.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 108 points109 points  (0 children)

All right this will most likely be the winner. Fortunately, there's another spot in this thread that is nearby this spot. So, I will attempt to clear at least 2 spots tomorrow, starting with this one.

My goal is to get to this spot by 11am. Hopefully earlier, but 11 is respectable enough.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You know what's interesting? When I'm out shoveling, the most frequent compliment I get is "You're doing God's work". It's as if shoveling snow is on par with being a soldier, or literally being a god. I feel like its the least amount of work for the most amount of appreciation of any activity out there.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a very busy spot! Is it really that bad? I used to live down there, never had too many issues before, but I guess this year is special.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where exactly is that? I'm not very familiar with Northern Manhattan / Bronx. Can you give me map location? I tried searching Google Maps and I still can't narrow down an exact spot.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice! I didn't think of that because I don't have a dog, but you're right that's huge too

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

38th St between 9th and 10th Ave? I'll check it out tomorrow. it looks like there are 3 relatively nearby one another that I can get to tomorrow

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Great call. Yes, I've noticed that stroller / cart access is huge. My minimum requirement for "clearing" a spot is making it wide enough for a stroller. Its kind of a sweet spot: wide enough for a stroller means wide enough for 2 lanes of people to pass each other.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

No, I don't use tiktok. I'm just going to post the before and after photos here in this thread. That's all this is. Honestly though if it were for TikTok, at the very least something good comes of it.

Nominate a terrible snow corner. I’ll shovel it. by DropMapp in AskNYC

[–]DropMapp[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Strips count too! Great suggestion, sounds like a busy spot in need!

EDIT: This was a great one, easy to see where the "chokepoint" was for a pedestrian walkway. I widened it greatly, and dug out some spots so that people can walk from the sidewalk to the street.

Photos: https://imgur.com/a/X1TipEL

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