LET IT SNOW: (Left) Four-year-old Tilda Keener-Schrager and 5-year-old
Vera Lentz make snowballs in Prospect Park. (Right) Gwyn and Lisa Joy,
along with Dylan and Jackson got some sledding in at Fort Greene Park.
Photos by Caroline Ourso and Ben Verde
BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
COURIER LIFE, DECEMBER 25-31, 2020 3
BY BEN VERDE
There’s snow place like
Brooklyn!
Kids across the borough frolicked
in the aftermath of the
city’s biggest snowstorm since
2016, despite the pandemic’s potential
impact on the sacred tradition
of snow days.
After all learning went remote
on Dec. 17 following a
nor’easter that dumped over
10 inches of snow on New York
City, many youngsters said
their teachers came to the
rescue by dismissing online
school early and cancelling
homework — leading Brooklyn’s
sledding hot-spots to fi ll
up with joyous families.
“Our teachers kind of came
through,” said dad Gwyn Joy,
who was sledding in Fort
Greene Park with his sons, Dylan
and Jackson. “They held a
morning Zoom, and then they
said ‘no homework, you’re on
your own.’”
The makeshift snow day
was a treat during a tough
year for youngsters, especially
after a slew of nearly snowless
winters. “This is like, ‘fi -
nally,’’ Joy said.
Dozens of kids sledded down
hills in Fort Greene Park,
while daredevils sped down
the steep stairs leading to the
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument
while snow continued to
fall on Thursday morning.
Prospect Park was similarly
teeming with hundreds
of sledders, who raced down
slopes in every corner of the
greenspace, which snow enthusiasts
said boasted the perfect
powdery conditions.
“It’s not too dry, it’s not too
wet,” said Jill Davitt, who was
sledding with her daughters,
Finley and Cal in Brooklyn’s
Backyard. “I’s perfect.”
The storm, which raged
from Wednesday afternoon
into Thursday morning, was
the biggest snowstorm New
York City has seen since 2016.
In all, Brooklyn saw a
lighter amount of snowfall
comparatively. Areas of Flatbush
saw anywhere from 3 to
3.7 inches Wednesday night
while Coney Island clocked almost
4 inches.
A BK snow day, anyway
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That is why doctors from all over the country
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investigated this now phenomenon here’s what they
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S f i d 3
Local doctor treats herniated and bulging discs,
sciatica, and serious lower back pain
WITHOUT BACK SURGERY
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