The councillor also said that as the tunnel already features a memorial to a worker who died during its construction it would be right to commemorate Mrs Snell and Mr Rolfe.
"I think it might even be worse than Sandy, " said Chip Gomes, a constructionworker who took shelter from the snow in a 7-Eleven in White Plains as he waited for a bus.
On Thursday, Jonathan Perez, a 25-year old constructionworker who lives on Beach 114th Street said he was going to buy gas and all the supplies he might need in the event of a major disruption to heat and electricity.