Mamdani administration adds six snow shoveler registration sites
New events aim to speed up hiring and payments for workers before the first snowfall, with pay rates increased to $30 an hour.
By Christopher Singh ·
New York City is expanding its recruitment efforts for winter snow shovelers with a series of new registration events scheduled for November.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration announced the plan on Wednesday to streamline the hiring process and ensure workers receive compensation more quickly during extreme weather events.
The city is raising the base pay for emergency snow shovelers from $19.14 to $30 per hour. Workers who complete a full 40-hour week will earn $45 per hour, an increase from the previous rate of $28.71. These figures were part of an announcement made by the mayor in September.
Registration is open to individuals who are at least 18 years old, authorized to work in the United States, and capable of performing physically demanding labor in intense winter conditions. Applicants must provide a valid phone number, email address, Social Security card, completed federal and New York state withholding forms, and an I-9 form with supporting identification.
Those who complete registration at any of the upcoming events before November 30 will qualify for a paid four-hour orientation in December. The city stated that these workers will also receive fast-tracked processing to secure a paycheck within two weeks of their first shift.
A walk-in site is also available at the new Jobs NYC Center at 2 Lafayette Street in Manhattan, open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional registration sessions are scheduled at the Department of Sanitation Services Headquarters in Manhattan, Lehman High School in the Bronx, the office of Assembly Member Larinda Hooks in Queens, and PS 153 in Manhattan.
During the previous winter, the Department of Sanitation Services dispatched shovelers to clear snow and added evening shifts to accelerate removal. In that season, crews cleared 135,000 crosswalks, 34,000 bus stops, and 29,000 fire hydrants.
