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Photos: New York City's Snowy October
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Christopher Robbins
Published Oct 29, 2011
Modified Oct 29, 2011
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Published Oct 29, 2011
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No, they're not filming Dante's Peak 2: Return to Dante's Peak. That is actual snow falling from the sky. As in all natural disasters, we turn to El Bloombito for guidance: "Yo will plow los snow en Brooklyn, El Bronxico, Queeños, y Manhattando. Yo feel like I'm forgettingo somethingador."
The snow is supposed to continue until late tonight, and the wind advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. So unless you have a totally KILLER Halloween costume, why risk it? Nights like these are what raw cookie dough and Lifetime movies are made for.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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