Several neighborhoods were hit with more than 17 inches of snow during Monday's blizzard.
As crews cleared the main roads Monday evening, community members grabbed their shovels and worked on clearing the street.
"I don't even know what time it is. We've been here the whole time," said one neighbor, Jason Reyes.
Reyes joined other neighbors to clear the heavy snow in front of St. Philip Neri Church.
A block down on E. 204th Street and Grand Concourse, drivers were digging out their cars only to have plows push the heavy snow right back against them.
"The plows really do a good job of burying our cars," said a driver, Henry Haff.
The New York City Department of Sanitation confirmed that plow trucks will be on the roads overnight.
The city is still employing emergency snow shovelers with pay starting at $30 per hour. Overtime workers' rates will increase to $45 per hour.
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