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Queens residents play in the snow
BY GABRIELE HOLTERMANN
EDITORIAL@QNS.COM
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The first significant snowstorm
in four years barreled down on
Queens overnight, blanketing the
borough with anywhere between 6
to 10 inches of snow on Wednesday,
Dec. 16.
Kids and adults alike ventured
out to Juniper Valley Park the following
morning to enjoy the winter
wonderland by riding sleds down a
small hill, building snowmen and
having snowball fights.
For some kids, the storm was the
first time they had ever experienced
snow, and they weren’t quite sure
what to make of the white, cold
blanket yet.
Adriana, who lives near the park,
had brought her two children, including
6-month-old Lincoln.
She had spent many winters in the
park and felt nostalgic about bringing
her kids there for the first time.
“He was like, what is this? It is cold,”
she said. “But we couldn’t keep them
holed up anymore. They were banging
at the windows all night last
night and this morning.”
Locals Jamie and Brandon had
brought their pooch Bee, a mini Australian
shepherd, to the park. The
pup seemed to have the best time.
“I love it,” Jamie said. “I’m a big fan
of snow.”
While New York City public
school students were stuck at home,
in school remotely instead of enjoying
a snow day, some Catholic
school students were out and about.
Ten-year-old Oliver, his 7-year-old
brother Gavin and their parents
were excited and glad to have a day
off from school. Both of the kids
Queens saw around 10 inches of snow on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Photos by Gabriele Holtermann
wanted more snow.
However, for some of the adults,
the snowstorm was not as much
fun.
Josef had been shoveling the
sidewalks for two hours Thursday
morning, despite having taken the
precautionary measure of spreading
salt the night before to make snow
removal easier.
Andrew and Danny had spent
an hour digging out their car this
morning.
“My back is already hurting,” Andrew
said.
The first major snowstorm of the
season saw up to 10 inches fall around
LaGuardia Airport and around 7
inches fall near JFK International
Airport. Wednesday night’s storm
was the biggest December snowfall
in New York City since 2009.
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