Introducing The 'Nice Jewish Boys' Shoveling Service Of The UWS

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Is your car stuck under snow on the Upper West Side? If the answer is yes, you might want to call the "Nice Jewish Boys" Shoveling Service.

The business has been "mensching" the Upper West Side since 2020, and it is hard to imagine you'll find a more respectful set of shovelers in the city.

"We'll dig out your car, just try not to set us up with you granddaughter," says a sign at 85th and Columbus for the shoveling service.

"The idea came out of happenstance, really. We've had a few major storms in the past few months, and I had volunteered to help dig out Riverside Park," Seth Nachimson, the founder of the "Nice Jewish Boys," told Patch. "I ended up buying a sturdy shovel to speed up the process, and on my way back from the park one day I walked by someone struggling to dig out their car and offered to help."

The woman ended up insisting on paying him, and the idea for the service was born.

Seth enlisted some help from his friends and began hanging signs around the Upper West Side.

As for where the name "Nice Jewish Boys" Shoveling Service came from, Nachimson told Patch, "Know your audience."

The business has boomed lately with the major snowstorms, and the group has gotten continual texts for its services.

While they haven't gotten texts from grandmas looking to make connections for their granddaughters, there has been some interest from the ladies.

He said the group has gotten a collection of texts along the lines of, "I don't have a car, but I am a nice Jewish girl ...."