Christina Farrell, the newly appointed commissioner of New York City Emergency Management, spoke to ABC7 about the work the city has been doing across multiple agencies to tackle the storm. Farrell said her team has been in the emergency operations center since 6 a.m. Sunday and are prepared to be there through Tuesday evening as the city rides out its first blizzard in a decade.
“We’re coordinating all the impacts and any resources people need to get the city back up and running and keep everybody safe,” she said.
In comparison to the last snowstorm to hit the region earlier this month, Farrell noted that temperatures following the storm aren’t expected to be as cold, which she said was “a relief.” The NYCEM commissioner also acknowledged the increased number of paid snow laborers this time around who were out late last evening shoveling in the midst of the storm.
“They have been shoveling all night. We’re in our second shift of that, so much quicker than the last time,” she said.
Intelligencer Staff
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