Snowfall in Times Square, New YorkNEW YORK, Jan 29The first heavy snowfall this year took many New Yorkers by surprise — some had to clean snow from cars with their bare hands, someone was driving along the snow-covered streets at walking speed, fearing to slip into the skid, some passers-by wrapped plastic bags around their feet, RIA correspondent reports. News. The air in the city has cooled down to minus nine degrees Celsius. According to meteorologists, such a cold is felt at minus 19. «I don't need your money, buy me coffee, I need to warm up!» — a homeless man, dressed in a plastic bag from under the garbage, shouts to the tourist. There are still few harvesting equipment on the streets, and snow porridge has formed on the roads. Some townspeople wrap plastic bags around their feet, but most still “cut through” in sneakers. At the same time, there are people in warm hats and down jackets.Thousands of flights were canceled in the United States due to heavy snowfalls «I put on army boots. They are just right for such an occasion,» a retired military man who introduced himself as Daniel told RIA Novosti. «And we are used to such snowfalls! Nothing,» the car owner laughs. brushing off the snow from the roof of the car with his sleeve. The revelry of the winter elements caused a stir among the tourists, who are now many in Times Square, the main square of the metropolis. Children somersault in snowdrifts, someone came on skis, a couple of people are hiding from the snow under umbrellas. The owners of restaurants and cafes are actively clearing the rubble: someone pours non-freezing liquid on the asphalt, someone sprinkles it with a reagent. Who did not get a snow shovel, wields a shovel. Many use special machines — two-wheeled units with a rotating brush resembling a walk-behind tractor. Meanwhile, it continues to pour from the sky even now. As expected, the snowfall will end only by 19.00 local time (03.00 Moscow time Sunday).
