FEBRUARY
19, 2006 --
Last
year, "The Gates" opened on February 12. Had they
opened this
February 12 … well, it is likely that the opening would have been postponed
by what was reported as the heaviest snowfall in the history of New York City.
As the accompanying photos indicate -- the snow was as high as Shana, with
cars buried under snow mounds -- including one mound on Riverdale Avenue in
the
Bronx that was higher than a parking meter -- with the avenue turned into a
broad white way.
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The
snow as tall as Shana
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LPR took a bus
and subway to Manhattan, February 13, getting photos of people
heading to the subway on West
231st Street in The Bronx, and, later that morning, taking photos in Central
Park
where joggers were accompanied by cross-country skiers.
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People
heading to the subway in Bronx on West 231st Street,
February 13.
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Central
Park jogger
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A
Cross Country Skier in Central Park, February 13.
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On February 15, LPR noticed a facsimile of an iceberg in the pool in front of
the Lincoln Center Theater.
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A
Lincoln Center iceberg, February 15.
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Notwithstanding
the heavy snowfall, the city carried on -- transit workers got
to work, making it possible for people to get to their jobs.
Sanitation crews were effective in clearing streets, later to be aided by spring-like
weather. By Friday, February 17, the
Lincoln's Birthday snowfall was a New York memory.
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Brave
shovelling on February 12.
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Entrance
to car-free highway, February 12.
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Walking
down Riverdale Avenue, February 12.
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Walking
down West 238th Street, February 12.
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Can
you find the car behind the parking meter in the pile of
snow?
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The
Car behind the parking meter - a different view. The Car
behind meter is the car that, looking toward the
meter, seems just like a mound of snow.
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A
Central Park path, February 13.
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Cars
still buried on a side street on Manhattan's west side,
February 13
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