New York City prepares for ‘historic,’ dangerous blizzard
Stores jammed as residents load up
“Prepare for the worst,” Mayor Bill de Blasio advised New Yorkers on Sunday — and prepare they did.
Residents hit the stores in droves to purchase food, water and basic necessities before the arrival of what the National Weather Service called “a life threatening, historic winter storm,” expected to hit the city Monday afternoon and last through Tuesday.
By 5:30 p.m., the line outside Trader Joe’s in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn stretched around the corner of Court Street and down Atlantic Avenue. An employee monitoring the entrance said, “This happens every snow emergency. Sunday is always busy; add a snow warning on top of that…”