Yesterday’s snow storm didn’t totally cripple the Big Apple. This proved that the city is well prepared in dealing with a treacherous situation with this magnitude. With the city’s 1,600 plows and 365 salt spreaders on hand with more than 4,000 sanitation employees working in 12-hour shifts, the parkways and streets were pretty much passable. [...]
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I live in the biggest and the most exciting city in the world (please don’t contradict). If I don’t see New York as such, I would not have been lured to keep going back for New York Holidays all those years when I was still living overseas. The fact that almost everyone who has not been [...] As I opened the blinds in my kitchen window at noon today, I saw this beautiful vista. We got a surprise snowfall in the morning which left a picture postcard behind, although my photograph is not of postcard quality. As in previous New Year’s Eve, NYC authorities have tight security in place for millions of revelers [...] So far, we have been blessed with awesome summer weather here in the Big Apple. July is almost gone, and we have yet to experience a heat wave. Temps have been lingering in the low to mid 80’s and a lot of days have been in the 70’s. There were a few days here and [...] The serenity of the ocean and lush greenery in our private parks and grounds is what we love most about this place called home. Apart from its accessibility to Manhattan, we also love the fact that we are living in a place that is very well maintained and secured. For where can we find a [...] The temperature here in the Big Apple is currently 23 degrees Fahrenheit but it feels like 10 degrees Fahrenheit because of gusty winds registering at 25 mph. We had our first snowfall last night, but there was no accumulation of flakes because it was not that much. Indeed, winter is here, and it’s this time [...] Saturday went by so fast. I think it felt like that because even if it was bitter cold yesterday, we had to brave the strong and gusty wind and the 28 degree temperature. Now, if you factor in the windchill it was indeed a bone chilling day, as the meteorologist was saying the temps were [...] Or should it be: ‘like thy neighbor’?. Whatever one prefers, it’s normally up to the person. In my case, it’s neither. I’m not referring to my neighbors on our floor, it’s my parking neighbor. I am normally a cheerful, easy to get along well person. In fact, here in the neighborhood they think I’m just [...] |
 
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