Jersey City mayor fails to plow streets enough to open schools Tuesday
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What a blunder in the snow.

Residents of Jersey City are criticizing the newly elected progressive mayor over the city’s failure to adequately plow snow, a mishap that led to public schools being closed on Tuesday. However, the mayor is pointing fingers at his predecessor for the mismanagement.

A mere two days after Winter Storm Fern, Mayor James Solomon found himself under fire due to a modified version of a social media post he made last week. In the post, he had provocatively suggested that it should be simpler to organize a parade in the New Jersey-to-New York commuter city than to construct a high-rise building.

The meme-inspired post questioned, “Which should be easier in Jersey City? Building a high-rise or plowing the streets?”

One Reddit user expressed their frustration, “The city and its residents made a pathetic effort to clear snow from sidewalks, paths, and roads. It’s infuriating! It’s as if we’ve forgotten how to handle snowy weather.”

Another Jersey City redditor raged on a thread on the r/jerseycity page, “I understand some of this is lazy property owners but at this point the city needs to send out workers to clear this. It’s ridiculous.”

Several locals added photos to the thread of the hazardous situation on local streets and sidewalks.

“Agreed!” someone responded to the “ridiculous” comment.

“But too late now, most of it is solid ice.”

“Yesterday was the day. Now we have to deal with this for at least the next week or so. Even longer if we get more snow.”

Solomon had drawn comparisons to far-left rookie New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani by also winning a mayor’s office against a seasoned pol in November — but the two Dems’ similarities stop when it comes to snow removal.

Mamdani was able to rally the Big Apple’s Sanitation Department to clean up the massive Big Apple after Sunday’s storm in time for in-person student learning Tuesday.

In-person instruction is set to resume in Jersey City on Wednesday, Solomon’s office told The Post.

The under-fire mayor said in a video posted on the city’s Facebook page Monday that the agency would be responding to people who called the Resident Response Center and reported that they needed their streets plowed.

He promised that his administration would be conducting an “after action review” to work on improving snow removal response, too.

“You deserve a city government that gets things right AND improves. We’ll be making the review public,” he said.

A rep for the mayor told The Post in a statement Tuesday, “Department of Public Works crews have been working around the clock addressing problematic areas.

“When we started preparing for this storm it was clear that the prior administration did not have a modern, updated snow plan,” the spokesman said, an apparent diss at the City Hall under former Mayor Steven Fulop, who did not seek re-election.

“For example, it is unacceptable that snow maps are 20 years old and GPS tracking software is not utilized to track plows,” the Solomon City Hall rep said.

“We are actively engaged in listening to residents to ensure our city is cleaned up, and deep in preparations for the next storm system and long-term plans for reform of snow operations.”

But one reddit user raged, “Solomon’s been a two-time councilman.

“Is he not aware these are repeat issues.”

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