Where Does All That Snow Go?

Yesterday it snowed. And everyone knows what happens when it snows in New York City. Death and destruction? But yesterday wasn't so bad. Unlike two weeks ago, there were no shovel brigrades. Didn't see vehicles getting stuck. The snow gets pushed to the side and then some gets shoveled back into the street. Some eventually melts, leaving behind a filthy mess. No huge piles of snow to remove. And where does all that snow go anyways?

Hellman Electric Corp. Repainting Every Traffic Light Pole From Houston Street To Canal Street

Employees of Hellman Electric Corp. clean and repaint traffic light poles on Spring Street at Broadway

Earlier this summer, employees of Hellman Electric Corp. were seen on the corner of Elizabeth and Broome giving traffic light poles a new coat of paint. Later that week, the same men were seen cleaning and painting poles on the corner of Broadway and Spring Street at 6 in the morning.

The company, explained the employee as he scraped a pole, has a contract to clean and repaint every single light pole from Houston Street to Canal Street, river to river. How many is that? "A lot."