Brooklyn awoke Monday to a borough buried under nearly two feet of snow, after one of the decade’s fiercest blizzards swept in overnight with whiteout winds topping 60 miles per hour. From Crown Heights to Coney Island, streets vanished beneath fast-falling flakes, transit ground to a crawl and a citywide travel ban left most New Yorkers hunkered indoors as sanitation crews struggled to keep up.
But as daily routines came to a standstill, the storm also spotlighted Brooklyn’s deep well of community care. Mutual-aid volunteers rushed to keep community fridges stocked for neighbors facing food insecurity, while others grabbed shovels to clear sidewalks and steps for residents who couldn’t dig out on their own.
And amid it all, Brooklynites kept moving — walking dogs through near-blinding gusts, pedaling along snow-clogged streets and pitching in for neighbors. Kids and parents even hit the slopes in the late afternoon, flocking to Prospect Park to mark the city’s first official snow day in seven years.
Here are some of Brooklyn Paper’s most striking snow pictures from this week’s big blizzard:
