New York – NYC Supermarket Shelves Empty Out Ahead Of Storm

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    A man shops for water in preparation for a large winter storm in New York, New York, USA, 26 January 2015. Areas of the New York metropolitan region were expected to get up to two feet of snow.  EPA/New York – Across New York City, supermarket shelves were emptying out as shoppers hustled to buy last-minute supplies.

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    Shopping cart gridlock descended Monday at Fairway, the gourmet grocery on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

    The meat shelves were all but bare.

    Nervous, annoyed customers shoved past each other. One frustrated woman muttered, “I can’t take this.”

    Outside on Broadway, the checkout line stretched for a block as the wind and snow picked up.

    Store employees said Fairway was busier than it is even for Christmas.

    Myriam Zecco wasn’t there because of the storm. She was on her regular Monday shopping excursion.

    She laughed as she watched the crowd scene, observing that “Fairway is not going to disappear.”
    Loaves of bread sit on a sparse shelf of bread items at a grocery store in Port Washington, New York January 26, 2015. Winter Storm Juno has brought a blizzard warning for New York and much of the North East United States.  REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton


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    savtat
    savtat
    9 years ago

    Well, I suppose the trucks will also have trouble making deliveries and so people want to be sure they are stocked. Get home safely, everyone.