Story of the Hurricanes: A Timeline of New York Storms
2010: Boxing Day Blizzard
This blizzard was CRAZY. I’m sure we all have good stories from it. I know I do. I had the brilliant idea to go see “Black Swan” (which I hated) with my friend and then have an admittedly delicious, though ill-advised, dinner at Franny’s under the assumption that I could always catch a cab home. And we needed to salvage the night after seeing the terrible “Black Swan.” But there were no cabs to be hailed. Instead I had to WALK home four miles in the driving snow. I was pretty sure I would die huddled in some doorway in Park Slope, just like the Little Match Girl. But I persevered. Why? I was NOT going to die in Park Slope. I was not.
Anyway, this blizzard was part of the snowiest NYC winter on record and was notable for forcing drivers to leave so many abandoned vehicles in the streets that clean-up for the blizzard was compromised and slow. Total mess.