Mamdani Raises NYC Snow Shoveler Pay to $30 an Hour

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

NEW YORK CITY – FEBRUARY 23: People shovel snow as blizzard conditions continue in Brooklyn on February 23, 2026 in New York City. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a state of emergency and issued a travel ban until 12 p.m.. The northeast U.S. is expecting well over a foot of snow in what has become one of the largest winter storms in the city’s history.

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...