Free Snow Boston

A sign on Romsey Street in Dorchester after Winter Storm Neptune.

(Garrett Quinn, MassLive)

BOSTON -- Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh said at a press conference on Monday that residents need to act responsibly during this difficult time for the city.

Walsh, speaking at the city's latest press conference on snow removal, said he was dismayed by images and videos on social media that featured people jumping out of windows and onto massive snow mounds.

"I'm asking people to stop this nonsense right now. These are adults jumping out windows," said Walsh.

Walsh emphasized that the city is not a playground just because Boston is covered in more than 7 feet of snow.

"This isn't Loon Mountain, this is the city of Boston, where we're trying to remove snow off of the street and it becomes very dangerous. And the last thing we want to do is respond to an emergency call where somebody jumped out of the window because they thought it was a funny thing to do," said Walsh.

Walsh struck a more serious and dour tone at Monday's press conference than he has at previous ones, as the snow crisis has stretched into a third week. He raised concerns about the negative affects the storms are having on local businesses though he could not give a monetary figure for losses.

The mayor said that the city is looking at reconfiguring street patterns in other parts of the city due to the massive snowfall as well as developing a plan to tackle what will surely be an extensive pothole problem. The city broke a record in 2014 when it filled more than 19,000.

"These four storms we've had in a row are doing a tremendous wear and tear on our streets," said Walsh.

Walsh has instituted four extended parking bans citywide this winter. The most recent one expires Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Another snowstorm is possible this weekend.