New York – All New York City public schools and some private yeshiva schools will be closed on Friday in response to the huge snowstorm that pounded the region overnight.
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Dozens of other school districts in New Jersey, Westchester County and Long Island also canceled classes on Friday.
Before dawn, snow was still falling heavily, leaving foot-deep drifts in Times Square and turning roads across the region into skating rinks.
Tips for walking on snow and general safety on slippery surfaces to help avoid injuries.
• Move your feet ever so slightly apart as you walk. This will give you better balance. If the street is very slippery, bend your knees a little bit.
• When going down an incline, consider turning sideways. Do NOT cross one foot over the other, as you will have no balance while your feet are crossed. If the ground is steep, bend your knees.
• Don’t forget to protect your dominant arm. That would be the right if you are a righty, the left one if you are a lefty. Since a fall occurs very quickly, you have no time to plan for that. One recommendation is to grab hold of the lapel of your coat with your dominant hand, which instinctively leaves the other one to break your fall. If you are carrying something, do so with the dominant hand.
Bus service in northern New Jersey has also been suspended.
Thanks for the advice I was already on the floor going down from the sidewalk while trying to cross an intersection
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Don’t be scared from the snow. As vet unhalten fin tanis ester biz pirem..
Oy, and Parshas Zochor on Shabbos! Navigating all the corners with the snow piled up by the plows…..may HKB”H watch over all his nation as we make our way to shul this Shabbos to hear Parshas Zochor.
More than 150000 homes and businesses in upstate New York remain without power
UTA BP – there is no chider today for all ages – School is closed today as well.
All the major universities in New York City are closed
CUTA Trans: A git morgen: No school and cheider today!
What is going to be with all the purim msibos that the kids worked so hard to prepare for today ?
They should make voluntary school on taanos ester for all those that had a mesiba or play planned for today.
my kids are devestated!!!! for the first time they r upset there is no school and chaider, all the parties that they planned for today….all the shtick…over so fast!
All the major universities in New York City are closed
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ROUTE 84 *CLOSED* BETWEEN ORANGE AND PUTNAM COUNTIES (APPROX 30 MILE STRETCH) DUE TO THE SNOW.
Sullivan state of emergency continues through noon
Bobov (45) was planned to be closed today due to the Yorzeit of the Privueis Bobover Rebbe Zt”l
I have a sheva brachos in monsey this week and we will be driving in from BP. I’m afraid we’ll have to stay home…..
how are the streets in flatbush?
Oh my goodness, a day for kids to be kids.
With the kids home how are the balabustas going to prepare for shabbos??
I heard that due to the sakanna nefoshos of going out today (and possibly tomorrow) that the rabbonim are meeting as we speak to make a hefsake in the luach so shabbos and Purim will be postponed by a day. Think of it as you will have two Thursdays and Friday will be tomorrow.
Freilichin Purim!
This winter’s Zachor is sponsored by Al Gore.
Does anyone have any idea how much bitul torah this closure will create…In Europe, our tatahs would have never even considered staying home from beis medrash or kollel simply because of a few inches of snow. How low have we descended in our hashkofah.
yeh ! a chutzpah !
How come monsey with such high taxes has such bad snow plowing and neighbouring spring valley and new city are out there cleaning the roads continuasly as soon as it starts snowing so it doesn’t get piled up and unmanagable