The East cost woke up to artic temperatures and several inches of snow Wednesday, the aftermath of the second winter storm to hit the nation this year.
Winter Storm Janus interrupted government operations in Washington, while Philadelphia saw nearly 14 inches of snow on Wednesday morning, The Washington Post reported. New Jersey was one of the hardest hit areas, seeing 16 inches of snow that forced reduced speed limits on the state's turnpike.
Though New York got its fair share of snow on Tuesday, 13 inches, it wasn't enough for New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña to close the city's schools the next day. The decision left New Yorkers embittered, adding to the criticism faced by Mayor Bill de Blasio for his reaction to the weather's conditions.
Several New Yorkers even went so far as to wishing the previous mayor was back, creating the hashtag #bringbackbloomberg on Twitter.
"di Blosio gets an F for sending low income kids out in these conditions without boots and good coats #bringbackbloomberg," Cleveland Adams tweeted Wednesday.
"De Blasio learning a lesson as new NYC mayor; won't feel any love from people after this one #bringbackbloomberg," Chris Mackowiak tweeted.
Others expressed grievances over the lack of snow plows in their neighborhood.
"Soho ain't seen a plow yet! #bringbackbloomberg," Lo Bosworth tweeted Tuesday.
But the Sanitation Department has been working at maximum capacity as soon as the snow began to fall. Sanitation spokesman Vito Turso told the New York Daily News that rush hour made it difficult for the trucks to move.
"There's been an extraordinary amount of rush hour traffic that started much earlier that tied up our equipment," Turso said. Turso also told the Daily News that over 1,700 plows have been deployed, and 2,000 city employees were working 13-hour shifts.
The Sanitation Department's overtime did not go unnoticed. Other New Yorkers thanked de Blasio for his efforts to dig the city out of the snow.
"Harlem is doing fine! Lots of plows Thanks @NYCSanitation," Tom Gray tweeted Tuesday.
"Its almost impossible to keep up, they have to be plowing all of the time," Anastasia Christofiridis told the Daily News. "He's not ignoring the neighborhood. It was worse when [former mayor] Bloomberg was here."
