Snowy Scenes From Around NYC Today

Is there anything better than a nice little snowstorm during the holidays? 

First Snow

The first snow of the season provided a nice, festive frosting to Forest Hills last night...

Digging Out

More Reader Pics of the Storm

Thanks to Megan for these great shots!

Thanks to Tom for this shot of the Courthouse during the storm....

And thanks to Larry for these beautiful shots...

Fresh Direct Truck Rescue in Kew Gardens

Thanks to Kathy for sending in this video of a Fresh Direct truck being rescued during the Blizzard on 118th Street in Kew Gardens. She says it was stuck on the street for 8 hours yesterday...

Blizzard of 2016 Reader Pics

We'll be posting reader photos of the historic Great Blizzard of 2016, now officially the second biggest snowstorm since New York City began keeping records in the 1800's!

Email yours to edgeofthecity@gmail.com

Thanks to Gilda for sending in these pics of snowy, and desolate, Queens Blvd.!

And thanks to Esther for sending in this photo of a snowplow stuck last night at 72nd and 112th Streets...

The "Blizzard" of 2015

I guess this one will be mostly remembered here for images like these, as things came to a virtual standstill on the usually crowded Queens Blvd. as the storm got going last night:

Blizzard Watch Now in Effect for New York City

The National Weather Service has just upgraded its forecast to a Blizzard Watch for the New York City area, with the storm beginning Monday and continuing maybe into Tuesday night. This forecast is reminding me of the Blizzard of 1996, when the city received about two feet of snow over two days.

Blizzard of 1996

Central Park after the blizzard of Jan. 7-8, 1996

Dumping more than 20 inches of snow in Central Park, the blizzard of Jan. 7-8, 1996, marked the second biggest snowstorm in New York City history. With winds gusting to more than 50 miles an hour, the powerful nor'easter caused widespread power outages, scores of fatalities and $1 billion in damages from Washington, D.C. to Boston.

Thousands of travelers were stranded at City airports, bus terminals, and highway rest stops as transportation ground to a halt. On Jan. 8, New York City public and parochial schools were ordered closed, several Broadway shows canceled performances, and the New York Stock Exchange had a short day.

Dozens of deaths were attributed to the storm, including a Connecticut man and two New Jersey men who suffered heart attacks while shoveling snow.

As 26,528 tons of salt was spread on City roads, snow was hauled to designated vacant lots and parking areas or dumped into the East and Hudson Rivers. By the end of the 1995-1996 winter season, New York City had experienced 16 snowstorms and recorded more than 89 inches of snow.