Hey Brooklyn, we see you out there shovelling your walk, breaking out the sleds, and chucking snowballs. Here’s what your neighbors were up to during Winter Storm Niko.
A family affair: This family takes sledding to a whole new level in their old-school sled.
Photo by Georgine Benvenuto
Snow day: Owl’s Head Park in Bay Ridge is packed with tykes and their parents getting in as much sledding, skiing, and snowboarding as they can before the snow day is out.
Photo by Georgine Benvenuto
Boarding: Some Bay Ridgites broke out their snowboards.
Photo by Georgine Benvenuto
Ski style: Others swapped a sled for a pair of skis.
Photo by Georgine Benvenuto
A blur: Teens and kids whizzed down Owl’s Head Park’s snowy slopes for hours.
Photo by Georgine Benvenuto
Brrr!: Lina Oleynikova took the plunge with the Polar Bear Club in a bikini.
Community News Group / Caroline Spivack
Nice day for a walk: A lone MTA worker patrols the tracks in Gravesend.
Community News Group / Caroline Spivack
That’s dedication: Polar Bears Eddie Mark and Antoinette Bruguera take a selfie in the waters off Coney Island.
Eddie Mark
Fresh powder: The snow hadn’t even stopped before Bay Ridgites hit the streets with sleds in hand.
Photo by Jordan Rathkopf
The gourmet choice: Lisa and Pauleen throw down some kosher salt to melt the snow.
Photo by Jordan Rathkopf
Get it, DOT!: Plows clear the road at 93rd Street and Third Avenue.
Photo by Jordan Rathkopf
Many hands: Liam and Eamon Richards, and neighbors neighbors Mateo and Tommy, shovel the sidewalk on 92nd Street.
Photo by Jordan Rathkopf
Look out!: Alice-Ann and Pierce Brogdon get ready to hurl some snowballs.
Photo by Jordan Rathkopf
Fun house: From left, pals Conor Brennan, 6, Lyla Velie, 7, and Rufus Schaffner, 7, build an igloo in Prospect Park.
Photo by Paul Martinka
Fearless: Brave teens snowboard and slide on the slopes of Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Photo by Paul Martinka
