Post-blizzard snow sculptures continue to delight New Yorkers

"New Yorkers create realistic snow art after blizzard" went the headline at The Washington Post yesterday ... CBS News and others followed with similar segments on the city's perfectly packable snow and boundless creative spirit. 

And then there's this entry on the Bowery near Bond Street: a painstakingly sculpted tribute to… a giant pile of trash bags. 

The realism is uncanny.

Friday's opening shots

Just wondering if there's a car under here on Seventh Street along Tompkins Square Park... at one point, it looked as if there were footprints on this snow mound...

Tompkins Sculpture Park

If you've yet to wander through Tompkins Square Park post–Great Blizzard (Feb. 22-23 edition), you're missing a surprisingly robust collection of snow sculptures. 

Thanks to Andy Bodor for documenting some of the artistry...

Monday's parting shots

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Spotted during today’s vehicle-free (until noon!) snow day: AJ and his owner, Tiffeani, opting for a little dog-powered transit...

Reader-submitted snow photos from the great blizzard of February 2026

Thank you to everyone who shared photos over the last 24 hours... here's a batch of reader-submitted pics... started (top) snow-plow symphony on Avenue B by Joann Falkenburg.

Late-night look at Seventh and B by Robert Miner...

Outside St. Stanislaus on Seventh Street via JackflashNYC...

... shelter in Tompkins by Derek Berg...

... more shots from Tompkins by James Rogala...

... a view of the New York City Marble Cemetery on Second Street by Carol Kendzierski...

... Ninth Street snow mounds via Steven...

ConEd views from Jeanne Krier...

... a reader-submitted photo along 10th Street and Tompkins Square Park...

... and from yesterday, guess we missed Pope Leo's visit to Tompkins... thanks to the reader for this shot...

Snow day 1 (aka first blizzard in 9 years)

Thank you to Kyle de Vre for this set of snow day photos today...

The morning after (and day of) the blizzard of Feb. 22-23

Photos by Stacie Joy 

A few photos from this morning as the snow continues to fall (more than a foot reported in NYC so far) ... we found Parks staff out in Tompkins... and owner Ali Sahin working at C&B Cafe on Seventh Street near Avenue B — one of the handful of local businesses open today...

Elsewhere, there's snow, snow and a random car or two ... not to mention mini snow plows on the streets...

Monday's opening shot

We were shocked to wake up today and see that it had snowed last night. Wow! 

In any event, here's the 9 a.m. view on First Avenue at Seventh Street (looking north) ... with a bonus shot looking east on Seventh...

The travel ban (cars, trucks, ebikes) is in place until noon today... with the snow finally tapering off this afternoon.

Sunday's parting shots

Photos by Susan Schiffman 

Scenes from in and around Tompkins Square Park tonight.

And ICYMI: A travel ban (for cars, trucks, bikes, etc.) is in effect until noon tomorrow.

The snow before the blizzard

Photos by Stacie Joy 

A few photos from late this afternoon as the snow began to intensify, with blizzard-like conditions expected tonight into tomorrow...

... and at Exit9 on Avenue A, no snow-covered dogs allowed in...

Friday's opening shot

Pretty powdery snow on 14th Street

The Great Thaw is underway ... as temperatures will be above 40 for the next week... of course, we still MAY see some snow late tonight and likely Sunday night, per Accuweather, though nothing too dramatic that would overwhelm Citi Bike docking stations for the next two weeks.

Tuesday's parting shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

DIY snow management on Fourth Street.