plows but head to wait for the 2 inches of snow on the ground before they could go about their business. overall, the city is working two shifts of 12 hours each to make sure those around the clock coverage in insuring not just manhattan but the outer boroughs too get cleared. too many people remember 2010 when the city failed to clean the streets after a snowfall. from there, bill de blasio, his his first big challenge having only just taken office. perhaps somewhat unfairly, but maybe he'll be judged in the early days on how he clears the snow. richard quest, cnn, new york. we have breaking coverage of the nor'easter. "early start" continues right now. a dangerous nor'easter slamming the northeast. up to a foot of snow could fall as blizzard conditions