inches. farther north you travel, we are looking up in riverdale, they may see 16 inches of snow. we have a storm with a sharp gradient as nws is referring to it. these type of differences are significant as you travel through the five boroughs. >> what types of preparations is the city making in advance of the biggest snowfall which is still to come? >> yes, we have sanitation out on the streets. they have 1,600 plows deployed throughout the five boroughs. they have 283,000 tons of salt. we have pre-treated pedestrian overpasses and across the rivers. the emergency operations center is activated. we have 35 agency representatives. including state and national