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City workers beat back blizzard

Garbage pickup, trains and buses affected

BY HARPER FREEMAN
Posted 2/27/26

Even before the snow started falling on Sunday, New York City employees were traversing streets, sidewalks and staircases across the five boroughs, readying the city for what was predicted to be a historic snowfall. Twenty-four hours later, the totals were released for the city’s first official blizzard since 2017; nearly 20 inches of snow fell in Central Park, the 9th highest recorded total.

In other parts of the city, more than two feet of snow fell, and winds reached up to 60 miles per hour. 

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