. >> can i ask francesca what we should do on a continued base? >> it is your discretion as to what another time you want to give the party. traditionally, they each get three minutes. then public comment. you have not yet taken action. >> good morning. my name is donald duffy. violation is the dormitory constructed for permit from december 14 through 2009. 2008, 0612346, stopping the legality of the existing dorm found in 2008 without issuance today. >> questions? >> what happened between the first hearing and this one? >> the building permit applications with at the planning department was approved on the 25th of october this year. what if there are no other questions? >> how long will it be in that department? >> [unintelligible] >> border from the palate? >> good morning, commissioners. as i said before, i think i have made reasonable attempts to make this ferment finalized m. lee bloodiest -- finalized and legalized. requiring orders of abatement are unrealistic in slow-moving procedures to get a building permits through planning. recently i

. >> reporter: five-year-old francesca dicurtis wasn't exaggerating. endlessly dragging her mother up and down the snow-covered hill and turning a city's brutal blizzard into a child's perfect play day. who gets colder first-- you or mommy? >> um... mom. >> reporter: the rough rule of thumb is that it costs about a million dollars an inch to clean up after new york city snowstorms. the price tag for this blizzard? $20 million. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> smith: now to the travel nightmare brought on by this storm. >> smith: now to the travel nightmare brought on by this storm. whether going by plain, train, or automobile, many travelers in the blizzard zone ended up stranded. it was one long day of hurry up and wait. michelle miller is at new york's laguardia airport. michelle, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry here at laguardia there are just ten flights on the arrival board and with just two departures set to go out tonight, it isn't likely this many travelers waiting here will be flying out. at new york city's laguardia airport,