Hoboken Mayor Clarifies Snow Procedures; Wintry Mix On The Way

HOBOKEN, NJ — The National Weather Service says the Northeast may be in for more rain and snow this week, possibly from Sunday through the middle of the week (see what they say about Hoboken here). After receiving questions about cleanup from the last two snowfalls —including a three-day nor'easter — Mayor Ravi Bhalla issued an "overview on Hoboken snow operations" Thursday.

He addressed why street cleaning was stopped and started, what the city will do about remaining snow in the streets, residents' responsibilities, and more.

Questions included, "Why is the city resuming street cleaning this week as opposed to waiting?"

On that one, the mayor said, "One of the biggest challenges in Hoboken is finding an on-street parking spot ... the city clears snow from emergency snow routes first and then from curbside areas during each street cleaning hour to improve access to the curbside and create more parking availability. This in turn then allows the city to more quickly remove the snow as opposed to waiting and keeping the snow in curbside areas for an extra week, or longer. Additionally, the city has to consider the forecast for potentially even more snow next week, which may require the city to suspend street cleaning again. If the city continued to postpone street cleaning, snow may continue to obstruct curbside access and on-street parking availability and remain on streets for many weeks..."

Read the other questions and answers in the message here.

See what Accuweather is saying about next week, including the potential for an ice storm in some parts of the East on Monday or Tuesday.

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