Mamdani Administration Gives Emergency Snow Shovelers Pay Boost

Mamdani administration gives emergency snow shovelers pay boost

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is bumping emergency snow shoveler pay to $45 ahead of winter season.

NYC snow shovelers already wanted for the upcoming winter: what to know

NEW YORK (PIX11) — It is not even autumn yet, and New York City officials are already thinking about winter by hiring Emergency Snow Shovelers soon, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday. Emergency Snow Shovelers remove snow and ice from public areas, including bus stops, crosswalks and fire hydrants. Last season, over 7,800 signed up for [...]

Want to make up to $45 an hour? Mamdani raises wages for NYC emergency snow shovelers

NYC launched its search for emergency snow shovelers, with a new process that includes early registration, paid training in December and a pay bump.

NYC raises snow shoveler pay to $30 an hour this winter

A man shovels snow off of a sidewalk in Harlem after a historic blizzard hit parts of the East Coast, on Feb. 25, 2026 in New York City. The city is also moving registration to the fall and offering a paid orientation. [ more › ]

Mamdani Raises NYC Snow Shoveler Pay to $30 an Hour

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Sanitation Commissioner Gregory Anderson announced changes to New York City’s Emergency Snow Shoveler program, raising pay to $30 an hour and streamlining registration ahead of the winter season. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The rate will increase to $45 an hour after […]

FIRST ON amNY: Mamdani sets standard NYC snow shoveler pay at $30 an hour this winter

Get more dough for shoveling snow under Zoh! Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making the $30-an-hour rate temporarily offered to New York City’s emergency snow shovelers during February’s blizzard the standard starting pay this season, while revamping how the temporary workers are recruited and paid. The starting wage represents a nearly 57% increase from the previous...