Crews in multiple towns across Long Island worked this morning to remove feet of snow and ice that had piled up since Sunday's storm.
"We brought in additional resources from private contractors for vehicles and heavy equipment, so we're doing everything we can, but it's going to be a process to go through," Huntington Town Supervisor Ed Smyth said.
In Huntington, heavy machinery focused on clearing the downtown area along Main Street.
“We’re trying to pick up all the snow we can off the sidewalks and anything that’s frozen that you couldn’t get with a shovel," Huntington Town Highway Superintendent Andre Sorrentino said. "We have all the departments out.”
Residents said they spent days since the storm double-parking, navigating narrow sidewalks and climbing over mounds to get to businesses downtown.
“I was here the past two days climbing over a mountain to go to Starbucks, so this is so much better," Centerport resident Emily Powell said. "There were cars that were double-parked, so I was really happy when I saw they cleared.”
Businesses said the piles of snow made was difficult on them too.
"It was horrible," Hatch kitchen manager Nancy Bragg said. "We came in on Monday and it was just everywhere. I had to kick the snow off the front door."
Huntington Town Highway Superintendent Andre Sorrentino said efforts will continue over the next several nights in other parts of the town, including Cold Spring Harbor, Greenlawn and Huntington Station.
He said any person who feels their residential neighborhood needs another pass-through should reach out directly to the highway department.
"Call the highway department and we'll come back," he said. "We'll take care of it. You can email us, whatever you want to do and we'll be back there to take care of it."
Similar efforts are underway in Glen Cove, where crews were clearing Bridge Street, School Street and Glen Street as well as across the town of North Hempstead after feet of snow built up over the last few days.
Most of the snow across these towns are being moved to places like parks and other areas that aren't getting a lot of active use in the winter, where it can melt over time.
Towns are also keeping an eye on the possibility of more snowfall this weekend and want to clear out the existing mess before the chance that more could accumulate on top of that.