Blacktop cookies - Chunks of virgin uncompacted hot mix asphalt which can be used for pothole repair.

The good news is that the snow has melted, the bad news is that $15 million in pothole repairs await.

Manhattan had the fewest pothole repairs, a fact that Mr. Bloomberg made a point of mentioning at the news conference.

But the pension deficit is draining general city finances, leading to cutbacks in library hours, after-school programs and pothole repairs.

The goals are to work on issues such as peddlers, shootings, pothole repair, crime and the maintenance of historic buildings.

Also, the cuts would reduce pothole repair.

The technology of pothole repair has come a long way in a short time.

Nowadays Stamford's pothole repairs last longer, up to a year with cold patch and several years with asphalt.

For municipalities, post-winter pothole repair can be more consuming.

The actual cost of pothole repair is not large.