Here's some amateur video that was taken today in New York City's Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. Watch as sanitation workers attempt to free a snowbound front loader—and destroy a nearby Ford Explorer in the process. 2010's blizzard claims another!
Where has the honorable Governor Sandwiches of New Jersey, Chris Christie, been during this snowpocalypse? In Disney World, eating sandwiches. And the lieutenant governor literally fled to Mexico! So a Democratic acting governor is running things, and probably raising taxes.
[A monitor at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, shows canceled flights today as the East Coast gets hammered by a snowstorm. Image via AP]
It's finally here: The snow is falling all along the East Coast and people are losing their minds! How will you survive the Snowpocalypse? Let us know in the comments.
Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration yesterday crushed the New Year's Eve plans of many New Yorkers when they busted two men who arrived on a flight from Puerto Rico with 92 pounds of cocaine in their luggage. Bummer. [NYP]
Much of Europe is out of commission thanks to a crazy snowstorm blanketing the continent. The situation is so incredibly bad that a Lady Gaga concert in Paris was cancelled last night, making this a Snowpocalypse for the ages.
Today at Gawker.TV, Jack Hanna vs. PETA, Ronald McDonald as a hot lady, Jimmy Kimmel fixes our winter TV woes, the best local snow coverage from NYC weather anchors, and Stephen Colbert kicks Canada while its down.
Snow is all around us, so naturally our favorite shows are being bumped for non-stop snow coverage. Here are this morning's best bits from the unsung heroes of television: the weathermen and weatherladies reporting live and in the cold.
It has been snowing since yesterday morning. It is not the Snowpocalypse or Snowmageddon or Snowicane. It is just snow. It happens every year. And it is awesome, glorious, and beautiful. But when it's done being those things, it sucks.
During NBC 4's 5:00 newscast today, Chuck Scarborough broke in and informed viewers that a man was killed by a falling, snow-covered tree branch at Central Park. Joan Rivers, in the studio for an interview, replied, "Who cares!" Video inside.
[At least Snowpocalypse '10 taught us one thing: which D.C. newspaper is worth a few minutes of shoveling snow. Image via Why I Hate D.C.]
Today at Gawker.TV, Kim Kardashian guests on Today, Stephen Colbert annoys a "green" congressman, The View goes after John Mayer, and The Late Show tallies the use of snowpocalypse vs. snowmageddon in yesterday's news reports.
During CNN's blizzard coverage yesterday, Gene Lasker called in to advise everyone to "Stay in and contemplate Howard Stern on American Idol." Ali Velshi did not pick up that this was a prank call until Gene called Ali a dumbass.
How icy is Snowpocalypse? So icy that an arctic seal swam all the way to New Jersey before it realized something was wrong. Then it crawled ashore and got hit by a snowplow.
The "SnOMGpocalypse of Death" today has us thinking of the BBC commentator's hilarious meta take on how the news networks report on disastrous weather—namely snow. It's a clever dissection of scare tactics, the word "treacherous," and people falling.
Snowpocalypse 2010 is upon us! It's really coming down out there, and we are here to make sure every important minute of it is documented for posterity.
Nothing has ever really happened until it's happened in New York, so today marks the first big snowstorm of the year. Forget that DC bullshit over the weekend. This is the real-deal. Here are some photos documenting the historic event.
The New York snowstorm, which we've been led to believe is some kind of armageddon, got started late and will apparently finish late. How apt. There are ominous signs, beyond an eerily empty Times Square, that the apocalypse is beginning.
New Yorkers are bracing themselves for their very own Snowpocalypse tomorrow. And after ruining the kids' snow day tomorrow, Mayor Bloomberg gave some sage advice for all the snow shovelers: Don't have a heart attack. Duly noted, sir.
