New York City will pay emergency snow shovelers $30 an hour this winter, rising to $45 after 40 hours in a week.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the change Tuesday as the city also shifted registration for the program into the fall. People who sign up at a Department of Sanitation event before Nov. 30 will be eligible for a paid four-hour orientation in December and expedited payment processing.
The city said the first registration event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Taft High School in the Bronx. Workers must be at least 18, legally authorized to work in the United States, and physically able to do demanding outdoor labor in winter conditions.
Last winter, more than 7,800 people enrolled in the program during heavy snow, blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures. City officials said those shovelers, along with sanitation crews, cleared 135,000 crosswalks, 34,000 bus stops and 29,000 fire hydrants.
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