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East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service and mounds of snow that buried cars and blocked sidewalk entrances.

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A snowman with a pretend NSA (National Security Agency) badge and a coffee cup stands in Lafayette Square Park, across from the White House in Washington.Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press

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Workers clear the tracks of snow at the Port Washington branch of the Long Island Railroad Monday in Port Washington, New York.Kathy Kmonicek/The Associated Press

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Morning commuters pass plowed snow on Wall Street in front of Federal Hall in New York's Financial District.Richard Drew/The Associated Press

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People shovel snow from a covered street following a blizzard in Wilmington, Delaware.Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images

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A woman walks through a cloud of steam two days after a massive snow storm covered the east coast of the United States in snow in New York City.Andrew Burton/Getty Images

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Workers clear the street of snow in New York city two days after a massive snow storm covered the east coast of the United States.Andrew Burton/Getty Images

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Police cars covered in snow are seen in New York from a huge blizzard that brought New York and Washington to a standstill.Kena Betancur/AFP / Getty Images

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Commuters leave the platform as service is suspended on the Port Washington branch of the Long Island Railroad due to the recent snowstorm in Port Washington, New York.Kathy Kmonicek/The Associated Press

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People sled and play in the snow on the hill below the U.S. Capitol in Washington.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

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Trucks dump their loads of snow in the parking lots of RFK Stadium in Washington.Susan Walsh/The Associated Press

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