Morning Drip – 1.25.16

It was pretty for 10 minutes… and now it’s a disgusting frozen trash pile you have to scale on your way to the subway… and it will remain that way until April.

[East Coast blizzard ends but long cleanup begins – NY Times]

WHO HOPES THIS IS SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO YOU’VE GOT MAIL?

[Mystery donor breathes new life into city’s oldest bookstore – NY Post]

“Mayor visits part of his constituency.”

[Bill de Blasio tours Queens for closer look at borough hit hardest by blizzard – NY Post]

MTA – using snow as an excuse for common behavior since its invention.

[Subway, bus service resume with delays after snowstorm – Metro NY]

Did you know it snowed this weekend?  If not, here’s a great article informing you about that.

[New Yorkers weigh in on city’s snow response – AM NY]

At least according to non-native gentrifiers.

[Piano District name stems back to neighborhood roots – BX Times]

“Eye candy” – for nerds.

[Architectural eye candy in East New York – Brooklyn Eagle]

Here – you were wondering.  Also hopefully de Blasio doesn’t kill him again this year.

[Groundhog Day 2016: A look back on Staten Island Chuck’s predictions – SI Live]

“Shelter in place.”

[17 Things to do in NYC’s neighborhoods this week – DNA Info]

The story you’ve all been waiting for!
[Officials announce new traffic lights along 21st Ave – LIC/Astoria Journal]

The End.

[Stop everything and watch these blizzard puppy videos – Gothamist]

Just remember – it could always be worse.  Maybe they got a snow day this time..

[1867…The East River freezes solid, disrupting ferry service and forcing New Yorkers to cross the river by foot. Three months later, the state approves the construction of a bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn – and in 1883 the Brooklyn Bridge opens. – NY1]