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Mamdani Raises Emergency Snow Shoveler Job to $30/Hour in New York After Nobody Turns Up in Certain Sites: 'Still No Takers?'

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The blizzard in New York is turning out to be a bigger problem than expected. Still, despite this winter’s harshness, emergency snow shovelers are in short supply, so much so that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has increased the pay by more than 30 percent, raising the previous $19/hour rate to now $30/hour. Apparently, not many people showed up for the previous job, leading to further criticism of New York‘s mayor. Mamdani himself announced the higher em…
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The winter storm that hit New York opened up a temporary job opportunity that many did not expect. The City Health Department (DSNY) activated the recruitment of "Emergency Snow Shovelers", paid per day to remove snow in public spaces. The start-up payment is $19.14 per hour, a figure that already exceeds the minimum wage in New York, which was set at $17.00 per hour from January 1, 2026. That means that from the first shift, the income is above…

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ADN 40 broke the news in on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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