The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has issued a winter operations advisory for Wednesday, March 9, beginning at 6 a.m., in advance of expected snowfall. A winter operations advisory is the department’s lower level winter weather message, as opposed to the higher level “snow alert.”

 

Following warm temperatures earlier in the week, snow is expected to fall throughout the day Wednesday. Accumulation on pavement is not likely, but a coating to two inches may accumulate on unpaved surfaces. This could lead to slick, dangerous conditions and impact the collection of trash and recycling.

 

DSNY officials said they are filling salt spreaders to pretreat New York City’s roadways, and more than 700 spreaders will be active across the City throughout the weather event, as needed to prevent icing conditions. Liquid brine will be placed on certain roadways and protected bike lanes to limit the amount of snow accumulation. Department officials said they are prepared to deploy plows in every sector in the unlikely event of roadway accumulations over two inches.

 

Officials said the “Open Restaurants” program may continue to offer outdoor and roadway dining throughout the event. Restaurants with roadway seating should be aware that DSNY equipment may spread salt on the roadway.

 

Residents should continue to follow their normal collection schedule for trash, compost and recycling, though delays may occur while the department is in snow operations mode.

 

Alternate side parking regulations and parking meters will operate as normal.

 

Department officials said they are coordinating with other City agencies on snow clearing protocol in accordance with each agency’s written snow plan. They said all relevant city agencies have been notified and the department will continue to monitor forecasts as the snow event approaches.

 

All winter weather information and information about the City’s response to the storm can be found by visiting the City’s severe weather website at www.nyc.gov/severeweather or by calling 311. New Yorkers are also encouraged to sign up for Notify NYC, the City’s free emergency notification system. Through Notify NYC, New Yorkers can sign up to receive phone calls, text messages, and emails alerts about severe weather events and emergencies. To sign up for Notify NYC, call 311, visit www.nyc.gov or follow @NotifyNYC on Twitter.

 

Find information on Sanitation snow operations along with residents’ responsibilities during and after snow at nyc.gov/snow.