New York City has boosted pay for snow shovelers to $30 per hour, up from $19.14, with overtime rates reaching $45 per hour after 40 hours, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday. The increase aims to draw workers after the city struggled to attract shovelers during the historic blizzard.

Residents can report to any Department of Sanitation garage with two forms of identification to participate, a requirement that Mamdani said is mandated under federal law. The program hopes to enlist 1,400 shovelers, compared with 6,454 workers during a similar 2015 storm.

Mamdani also reminded property owners that the requirement to clear four-foot-wide paths along sidewalks remains in effect. Violations carry fines of $150 for a first offense and up to $350 for repeat offenses. Following the previous storm, the city issued more than 4,000 citations, generating $600,000 to $1.4 million in fines.

The city’s winter response includes 2,600 sanitation workers, more than 2,300 plows, and 700 salt spreaders. During the storm’s first night, crews cleared over 1,600 crosswalks, 419 fire hydrants, and nearly 900 bus stops.

With progress in snow removal, NYC schools are scheduled to reopen, though more than 100,000 parents have petitioned for remote learning due to 15 inches of snow across the city.