Patchogue Village Lifts Snow Emergency

PATCHOGUE, NY — The snow emergency has been lifted in Patchogue, officials said in a post to the village's website Tuesday afternoon.

Officials declared snow emergency on Saturday, in advance of the snowstorm, on Sunday.

It can be declared with the accumulation of more than two inches of snow, and notifies residents that they are not allowed to park vehicles on the roadways to make it easier for workers to remove snow.

Vehicles that cannot be parked off the street can be moved to village parking lots during the emergency.

The emergency was lifted at around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

On Monday, Pontieri expressed concern about the possibility of another snowstorm walloping the region over the region over the weekend, saying it would impact how the village would handle the piles of snow along Main Street.