Showing posts with label winter 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label winter 2015. Show all posts

Saturday, February 21, 2015

The East River's ice age (circa 2015)



An EVG reader checked in on the East River earlier this morning… we no longer have the Freezepocalyptic conditions that we saw from Monday, but ice floes remain…



… and a panoramic shot…


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Meanwhile, if you were planning on using the ferry service today… no luck…

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Hey it's winter, so there's snow in the forecast



An excuse, really, to post this photo that I liked from last Monday along Second Avenue by Derek Berg…

Also! WINTER STORM WARNING!

Winter Storm Warning in effect from 7 pm this evening to 6 pm EST Monday.

The National Weather Service in New York has issued a Winter Storm Warning for snow, sleet and freezing rain, which is in effect from 7 pm this evening to 6 pm EST Monday.

Locations: The New York City and New Jersey metropolitan areas, northern Nassau and Northwest Suffolk Counties, and southeastern coastal Connecticut.
Hazard types: snow, sleet and freezing rain.
Accumulations: snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches, along with around one quarter of an inch of ice.
Winds: northeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Temperatures: in the upper 20s.
Visibilities: one quarter mile or less at times.
Timing: tonight through Monday.
Impacts: hazardous travel due to reduced visibilities and significant snow, sleet and ice accumulations.

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Last night's winter wonderland this morning



Thanks to EVG reader Peter Brownscombe for the photos from along Avenue A…



… and East 11th Street…