"Yeah, I know the challenges with clearing New York..."
Heck, Mayor Lindsey got turned out of office because the streets in Queens didn't get cleared after a big blizzard. I was a little kid staying at my Grandma's in Queens, and even though it didn't bother us at all you could just FEEL the anger in the air.
A few years ago, in Bayonne, NJ my little side street didn't get plowed for three (3!!!) days. The snow was up to my hips, no kidding!
NYC now has special type of trucks that can remove snow from these smaller width side streets.
But Mayor Bilandic (sp?) DID lose,because he didn't even get LSD cleaned in one of Chicago's WORST blizzard seasons.