danwin.com » Snowpocalypse https://danwin.com Words, photos, and code by Dan Nguyen. The 'g' is mostly silent. Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:29:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 Snowloko: Getting Around in New York’s Blizzard https://danwin.com/2010/12/snowloko-getting-around-in-new-yorks-blizzard/ https://danwin.com/2010/12/snowloko-getting-around-in-new-yorks-blizzard/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:34:13 +0000 https://danwin.com/thoughts/snowloko-getting-around-in-new-yorks-blizzard/ Subway, car, and foot…the snow drifts conquered it all. I’ve seen snow fall into a subway platform before, but not huge drifts (this photo doesn’t do it justice, but it’s the only one I have that actually caught the train in focus). The R train arrives at a snowed in 8th Street Station – New […]

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]]> Subway, car, and foot…the snow drifts conquered it all. I’ve seen snow fall into a subway platform before, but not huge drifts (this photo doesn’t do it justice, but it’s the only one I have that actually caught the train in focus).

I love that mass-transit-dependent New Yorkers won’t hesitate to help push a car out of the snow. It’s so strange to walk through the otherwise traffic-clogged streets that pushing a car through Astor Place is actually a treat.

Pushing a car through Astor Place during New York blizzard 2010

Pushing a Taxi - New York Blizzard Snowstorm Thundersnow Blaaaaagh

I wish I had booties, like my friend’s dog:

Dog walking, the morning after New York's big blizzard

Whoa, slip-sliding down the subway steps - New York Blizzard Snowstorm Blargfest

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