Snow drifts keep cars prisoner on Central Avenue and Troutman Street after a blizzard hit the Northeast. Photo by Jeremy Sapienza for BushwickBK
The entire region is paralyzed after a blizzard dumped up to 29 inches of snow and winds up to 70 miles per hour whipped it into drifts many feet high. Parts of Brooklyn report 24 inches of snow, with drifts as high as a person or more.
The National Weather Service recommends no travel at all due to continued white-out conditions. A blizzard warning is in effect until at least noon, but even if the snow stops falling strong winds are expected to last into the afternoon, with gusts up to 50 mph.
All flights are suspended out of all three major airports through at least 4pm.
The L train is down between Myrtle-Wyckoff and Broadway Junction stations, and the J train is suspended between Parsons Blvd and Broadway Junction. The M train is running again with normal service after a morning shutdown. The MTA warns that all service is subject to delays today.
Businesses aren’t taking a snow day, though — store owners are out shoveling for the next day of business. Carmen Valerio of Central Café considered not dealing with her snow-caked security gate, but her husband dug the shop out.
“I’m off of one job, but not the other,” said Valerio, co-owner of the café.
Fortunately, much of the snow should melt rather quickly due to higher temperatures and sunny weather over the next several days.
Chris Glazier December 27th, 2010 at 11:30 am
Does anybody know if the J is running into manhattan? at 9 they halted manhattan-bound trains, so i had to take the J down to broadway junction and take the A into the city. At that time the L train wasn’t running at all, but what else is new.
Dresden December 27th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
You make it sound like the L train is never running. It runs – 24 / 7. We actually have a phenomenal subway system in NYC. It’s actually 3 separate systems that have been tied together over the course of a 100+ year history. The MTA is deplorably inept, and corrupt, on the executive level, however we have a miracle of a rail system here, and to dis it because of a blizzard is arrogant / stupid.
Chris Glazier December 27th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
thanks for the commercial, but i was being facetious. c’mon, it’s fun to make fun of the L train! and from now on, fun to make fun of Dresden :P
digamma December 27th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
I guess if you are never in New York during the summer it could appear that the trains run 24/7.
Nino December 27th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Bottom line:
The mayor don’t give a shit about Brooklyn and Queens. All the equipment and people were sent into Manhattan to take care of his rich tower people constituents.
That turtle faced beantown son of a bitch midget plowed all the sidewalks so people that don’t even own cars can walk their poodles.
He is now on TV making all kinds of excuses
gimme December 28th, 2010 at 9:14 am
now bushwick really is becoming white
bajista December 28th, 2010 at 9:41 am
how are the roads in bushwick now? can you park or drive down the small streets?!?
Mastic December 28th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Plows have yet to touch my street.