New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- With many businesses and schools shut across New York City on Monday as it experienced Blizzard, Mayor Zohran Mamdani decided to pay New Yorkers to shovel snow on city's streets during historic winter storm.

During a press conference, Mamdani said that the city had arranged 33 vans and two buses in coordination with the New York City Department of Sanitation to transport shovelers to areas where they were needed. The online registration notice stated that applicants must be at least 18 years old, legally eligible to work in the US, and capable of handling physically demanding work.

It also said that those seeking an appointment must bring two passport-sized photographs, two original identification documents, and a ...