All Roads in Glen Cove Cleared For Evening Commute

, according to the National Weather Service–just two inches short of the blizzard that slammed the city with a foot of snow on Dec. 26.

By afternoon, all major intersections and backstreets were cleared. According to Mayor Ralph Suozzi, there were 75 miles worth of roadway, 402 roads in the City of Glen Cove that required plowing.

"Public works is all hands on deck during a storm," Suozzi said prior to the storm. "We use the same men who do garbage pickup to drive the plows, and they work the same neighborhoods, so they are familiar with the roads. They do an excellent job. Each snow storm, I receive fewer and fewer complaints."

Residents were equally impressed with the city's prompt snow removal.

"It was perfect, A plus job Glen Cove," said resident Howard Peters.

Resident Carrol Wisneski said she was also pleased with how the city handled the storm.

"They plowed in my drive way as I expected them too, but they did a wonderful job with all the roads," Wisneski said.

As the city lifts its state of snow emergency at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, residents can expect a problem-free evening commute.

While the Long Island Rail Road cancelled 23 westbound trains during Wednesday's rush hour, affecting the Oyster Bay line, the MTA is now reporting trains operating on schedule, with some delays.

Advanced preparations, extra employees and less commuters helped the LIRR handle Tuesday's storm, but there were still delays and reduced service, according to LIRR spokesman Salvatore Arena.

"Our customer count indicates that as much as 75 percent of our normal commuters stayed home," Arena said. "Nonetheless, the snow was problematic. We began the day saying in all likelihood we would be running reduced service and that was what happened. There were fewer trains, but they were running, by and large."