Northeast US Digs Out From Brutal Snowfall as Second Storm May Near
Neighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed “Darth Vader” have been digging out from a brutal storm that forecasters are calling the strongest in a decade. It dumped more than two feet of snow across much of the northeastern United States, and a record three feet in Warwick, Rhode Island. Two Brooklyn dads say the city rushed kids back to school Lerone Davis, who works nights as a first responder, said it would’ve been safer for children to have an extra day at home because the streets are still piled high with snow. “Finally I was thinking, ‘OK I’ll park the car and relax for a little bit,’ but then I had to jump right back into it,” he said, standing with another father outside his kid’s Brooklyn day care, which follows the city’s decision to reopen Tuesday. Both dads said they weren’t thrilled. “Not having to worry about getting to school, battling with snow and everything, I think makes a little bit more sense,” Davis said. “Plus, they have snow days …
