The post-Christmas blizzard that slammed New York last year with over two feet of snow, and brought slew of criticism on the Bloomberg administration for how it handled the storm, cost the city over $1.8 million in damage claims settled to residents so far, according to tallies by the Comptroller’s office.
In the Bronx, 46 claims were filed by residents who said they were injured or their property damaged during the storm, totaling $113,693.62, less than what was paid in the other four boroughs. The largest Bronx settlement was $17,500 paid to a man who fell on an icy, unsalted sidewalk in front of PS 160 in Baychester. Other payments went for cars that were struck and damaged by unwieldy city snowplows and sanitation trucks during the storm cleanup.
Brooklyn has had by far the most damage claims–$856,737.29, almost half of what the city’s paid out.
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