Bloomberg Gets Snowed Over

With Wednesday's snow and ice storm blanketing the city with a few inches of the cold stuff, many cars were stuck in their spots after the plows created 1-2 foot snow banks. Unless you had four wheel drive, there was no way to get out without being pulled out. Those wonderful ticketing traffic cops scoured the city and issued over 4,000 citations. So what did the mayor say?

They’re going to enjoy it [Friday] when the streets are cleaner than they would have otherwise been. And this was not a lot of snow. It was easy to move your car. I don’t like to get up early in the morning and have to do anything, either. I’d like to sleep in, too. But it was the right thing to do…. It wasn’t like you had a couple of feet of snow, where you really couldn’t physically move your car. You had to put on galoshes and go out there and move it.

Those remarks, from someone who doesn't have to drive himself to work pissed off quite a few drivers. The anger got so loud that it hit all the major papers, forcing Bloomberg to recant his words and negate the thousands of tickets issued so far and those that are yet to be given out.

From his weekly WABC-AM address:

I’m sorry for the inconvenience to people, but you know you have to make decisions and each of these storms is different… If you received a ticket yesterday or today, you don’t have to respond to it.

Smart move on the backtrack Bloomie, maybe next time if you think about people's situations other than yourself you can respond better to future incidents.