‘We can’t wait for Mother Nature to melt this.’ A look at massive Staten Island snow-melting operation

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A massive effort is underway by the Department of Sanitation to melt the foot of snow that buried Staten Island and the rest of New York City.

Melting machines are operating around the clock on Staten Island and throughout the five boroughs. The operations are conducted at eight sites, with one location each on Staten Island and in the Bronx, and two locations each in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.

The Staten Island site is located in Midland Beach…

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