Snow has been the bane of New Yorkers, and particularly New York City mayors, for generations. But, the Blizzard of ’88 is legendary.

In New York City the rain turned to snow at 1 a.m. on Monday, March 12, when the temperature fell to freezing. Blizzard conditions quickly developed as the wind rose to a sustained 50 mph.

They got 58 inches of snow, just shy of six feet. Albany got 48 inches, New Haven, Conn., got 45 inches, and New York City got 22 inches of snowfall. In contrast, the Blizzard of 2006, which I ...

A New York street is shown during the blizzard of 1888. The blizzard that occured March 12-14 paralyzed the city with 40″ of snow and winds that reached up to 60 miles per hour, creating drifts ...

Of all New York City’s battles with the elements, from blackouts to heat surges, lightning storms to raging fires, the blizzard has always held a position apart from the others. A blizzard creeps up ...

Blizzard of 1888 makes our winter woes look like ... 1888, and the story in the New York Sun told a tale of desperation that nearly 123 years later is familiar to all New Jerseyans who ...

New York City was overwhelmed by fire and flooding. During and immediately after the blizzard, fire trucks were unable to move, and unchecked fires destroyed buildings all over the city.

But the moment the attack of the enemy slackened, as soon as the blizzard spent its first fury, New York, like the victim of an outrage, goes about freeing itself of its shroud.” Theodore Roosevelt, ...

Walk in the Blizzard. ... March 18, 1888. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from March 18, 1888, Page 9 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

New York City's Central Park picked up 21 inches of snow, in an age that predated snowplows, a subway system and burying wires underground. Travel ground to a halt for days.

New York City's Central Park picked up 21 inches of snow, in an age that predated snowplows, a subway system and burying wires underground. Travel ground to a halt for days.