35 Photos of #Blizzard2016 Burying New York City

This morning, I woke up to a fire escape and sidewalks covered in over 2 feet of snow; to cars completely buried beneath snow drifts as tall as myself; to the sound of shovels, snow blowers, and transit busses with chains on their back tires, scraping and slurping noisily down slush-covered streets.

Winter Storm Jonas was supposed to bring 6-12 inches of accumulation to New York City and the surrounding areas. By the time the snow stopped, JFK airport was reporting over 27.

And as soon as #Blizzard2016 morphed into #Snowpocalypse2016, the photographers came out in droves to capture the normally packed sidewalks and streets of New York City all but deserted as people retreated to the safety of their apartments.

Here are 35 of our favorite photos shared on 500px so far by the New York City photographers who braved #Snowpocalypse2016:

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Have your own photo of yesterday’s blizzard that struck the east coast of the USA? Upload it to 500px and tag it with Blizzard2016 and we may just feature it on our social media feeds! And don’t forget to drop us a link in the comments down below.