Scenes from the Blizzard of 2026
Deliveristas at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge. (Hell Gate)

Scenes from the Blizzard of 2026

Despite a ban on traffic on city streets, New Yorkers were still very much on the move.

So far, the Great Blizzard of 2026 has delivered a whopping 16 inches to Coney Island, 15 inches to Mott Haven, and just under 10 inches to Central Park—and the snow will still be falling well into the afternoon.

For at least the next three hours, New York City's streets, bridges, tunnels, and highways remain closed to vehicular and e-bike traffic. Subway trains are running, but with delays and suspensions on numerous lines. The LIRR has stopped running, and Metro-North is limping along, with delays and suspensions. Power is out for thousands across the city. The streets are being plowed, over and over again. Schools are completely canceled and kids are finally getting a snow day, after Mayor Zohran Mamdani got special permission from the state to ditch remote learning. (He was also feeling some heat about breaking his snow day campaign promise to us.) There have even been reports of thundersnow

But at 9 p.m. last night, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani told New Yorkers to get off the roads, New Yorkers were still very much on the move. 

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