Remembering the epic Blizzard of '96 through photos
Remembering the epic Blizzard of ’96 through photos Updated Jan 06, 2021; Twitter Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The infamous “Blizzard of 1996” deposited almost 30 inches of snow on Staten Island, shutting down businesses, leaving people stranded in homes and cars and crippling transportation throughout the borough. The winter of 1996 didn’t end with the blizzard. By season’s end, over 75.6 inches of snow fell, far exceeding the previous record of 63.2 set in the winter of 1947-1948. It hit NYC on the morning of January 7, 1996 and lasted for 37 hours, dropping on average 2 i...
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