Heather Stein during blizzard on The Literary Walk in Central Park, evening of Sunday, Feb. 23.
Heather Stein during blizzard on The Literary Walk in Central Park, evening of Sunday, Feb. 23. ( Photo: Geoffrey Potter)

The blizzard, which began on Feb. 22, dumped more than 15 inches of snow in Manhattan by midday on Feb. 23. Washington Heights in northern Manhattan recorded 22.1 inches fell.

Blizzard Dumps Nearly 2 Feet of Snow on Some Parts of Manhattan
23 Feb 2026 | 04:10
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A blizzard that dumped over 15 inches of snow on New York City raged onwards on the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 23, after ramping up in earnest on the evening of Feb. 22.

The heavy snowfall marks the first blizzard to hit the city since Jan. 2016. It’s been classified as a “bomb cyclone” or “Nor’easter”...

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This year’s strike was far more bitter than a strike three years earlier that lasted only three days. The inflatable rat was on display at Mount Sinai West on Jan. 20. Mount Sinai and Montefiore nurses voted to end their strike on Feb. 11 but New York-Presbyterian nurses did not ratify a new contract until Feb. 21.
This year’s strike was far more bitter than a strike three years earlier that lasted only three days. The inflatable rat was on display at Mount Sinai West on Jan. 20. Mount Sinai and Montefiore nurses voted to end their strike on Feb. 11 but New York-Presbyterian nurses did not ratify a new contract until Feb. 21. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly)

NY-Presbyterian Nurses Ratify Contract Ending Bitter Strike
22 Feb 2026 | 05:09

The longest and most bitter strike by nurses in New York City history is over.

Forty one days after they...

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