Winter Storm NEMO coming (Boston: buses, safe, ratings)

[NyWriterdude]

Originally Posted by Cida

Meh. Despite Sandy, I still feel that forecasters tend to be alarmists, and I'm always irritated by their parental-type advice. When people complain about the nanny-state aspects of Bloomberg, I'm surprised they don't complain about media weather people piping, "Better bring an umbrella today!" or "Experts advise wearing layers."

Better safe than sorry. I'd rather be alarmed than trapped in bad weather and killed. I should have evacuated from my place in Far Rockaway before Sandy came. I didn't think it would be that bad. It was that bad. I will never have a permanent residence on the beach again, as I think hurricanes are becoming more frequent.

Also, the damage from Sandy has yet to be assessed and we won't know the full effects of it for a couple of years, and that's if we don't have another damaging storm. There have been huge effects on real estate in coastal NY.

[Chava61]

Some points from Mayor Bloomberg's approx. 1PM briefing:

Heavy snowfall is predicted between 3-7PM. Winds between 10-30 mph with gusting winds 40-50 mph.

Don't use gas stoves/ovens to heat homes.

Stay off city streets during the worst part of the storm.

All after school activities have been cancelled this afternoon as have all school activities that were scheduled for Saturday.

No need to panic gas buying for cars.

Please use 911 wisely for real emergencies. Use 311 for all non-urgent matters.

1700 snowplows will be deployed and they are equipped with GPS. So it is possible to track which streets have been plowed for the public.

There are 17 anti-icing vehicles working on bridges.

Parking meters regulations are suspended citywide tomorrow, but not today.

FDNY has waterborne units in coastal areas. FDNY has also deployed 100 extra ambulances.

Underground subway service should be regular for the afternoon commute.

There is extra commuter train service this afternoon.

Amtrak train service has been suspended north of NYC.

[anon1]

Originally Posted by Chava61

Some points from Mayor Bloomberg's approx. 1PM briefing:

Heavy snowfall is predicted between 3-7PM. Winds between 10-30 mph with gusting winds 40-50 mph.

Don't use gas stoves/ovens to heat homes.

Stay off city streets during the worst part of the storm.

All after school activities have been cancelled this afternoon as have all school activities that were scheduled for Saturday.

No need to panic gas buying for cars.

Please use 911 wisely for real emergencies. Use 311 for all non-urgent matters.

1700 snowplows will be deployed and they are equipped with GPS. So it is possible to track which streets have been plowed for the public.

There are 17 anti-icing vehicles working on bridges.

Parking meters regulations are suspended citywide tomorrow, but not today.

FDNY has waterborne units in coastal areas. FDNY has also deployed 100 extra ambulances.

Underground subway service should be regular for the afternoon commute.

There is extra commuter train service this afternoon.

Amtrak train service has been suspended north of NYC.

Thanks for the updated info.

[Jaydata]

No update information on trash pick up? There is a message on NYC.Gov that read:

The Department of Sanitation is picking up trash and recyclables on a normal schedule
for Friday February 8th.

But so far no pickup today for my neigborhood, I'm worry all the trash and recycle stuff
will be bury by the snow later.

[high iron]

This storm has actually not been named by the NWS. The weather channel decided to name it themselves, because named storms get more ratings.

[Chava61]

Gov. Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency, MTA May Briefly Suspend Service Later: Gothamist

WCS Closes Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo And Prospect Park Zoo Due To Blizzard: Gothamist

New York City's Official PlowNYC Website. The purpose of this Website is to allow the public to: (1) track the progress of DSNY spreader/plow vehicles; and (2) confirm the snow designation of City streets (i.e., primary, secondary, tertiary, or non-DSNY) (collectively, "Data"):
NYCityMap • DoITT • City-Wide GIS

[Positiveone]

How many inches of Snow in Manhattan right now?

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by tonygeorgia

Do people still go to the club during blizzards in NYC?

I have once. Worst driving I've ever done in my life but it was packed wall to wall that night.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Positiveone

How many inches of Snow in Manhattan right now?

Seems like not much yet.

National Weather Service Text Product Display

1.1 inches in Central Park as of 4:40 PM

[deecbee]

Please don't call it Nemo. Ugh. I hate the weather channel for this. There's no reason to name a winter storm. Leave that to the NWS. And have you seen their website? An utter joke. Red, capital scrolling letters, exclamation marks, alarmist bull crap.