NYC snow shovelers need multiple IDs amid major blizzard warning forecast

New York City on Saturday issued a call for emergency snow shovelers ahead of a powerful cyclone bombarding the Northeast, requiring workers to present multiple forms of identification — contrasting with the city’s electoral politics for most voters.

For the first time in nearly a decade, a blizzard warning was issued for New York City, with snowfall expected totaling 10 to 18 inches and wind gusts reaching 55 mph.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York City and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that outreach teams had been mobilized.

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) announced Saturday that it is hiring temporary, daily shovelers to remove snow and ice from public spaces, including bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants and working streets.

A person walks on a residential street as snow falls in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

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Although pay is generous, starting at $19.14 per hour and increasing to $28.71 per hour after the first 40 hours worked in a week, workers must meet a number of requirements to be eligible.

Shovelers must be at least 18 years old, capable of performing heavy physical labor and eligible to work in the United States, according to the department.

They must also bring two small 1.5-inch square photos, two original IDs and copies, and a Social Security card to check in, officials said.

Snow in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York (Théodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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Contrary to strict guidelines from first responders, the New York City Board of Elections does not require most registered voters to bring identification.

New voters only need to bring one of three documents: driver’s license number, non-driver identification number or the last four digits of a Social Security number.

Those who did not provide identification when registering to vote can also vote by affidavit.

A man sits on a bench in Central Park as snow falls in New York. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)

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DSNY did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

FOX Weather’s Hayley Vawter, Kieran Sullivan and Kevin Fitzgerald contributed to this report.