NYC parks closing at 6 p.m. due to storm
Brooklyn Bridge Park was filled with snow-loving revelers last year. Eagle file photo by Mary Frost
Mayor Bill de Blasio says all New York City parks will be closed Monday evening as the storm intensifies.
He says he wants everyone to be out of the parks by 6 p.m.
The mayor says the parks are being closed because of the potential of falling tree branches from heavy snow.
