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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed Feb 19, 2014, 11:14 AM Feb 2014

Lower Manhattan streets closed due to falling ice

Eyewitness News
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Ice fallling from buildings in Lower Manhattan is causing street closures and traffic delays Wednesday morning.

The ice was falling on West Street, which was closed in both directions.

Southbound lanes are closed from Canal Street to the Battery Park underpass, while northbound lanes were shut from the underpass to Murray Street.

The Battery Park underpass is closed to all traffic.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9437362

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Lower Manhattan streets closed due to falling ice (Original Post) hrmjustin Feb 2014 OP

Only a few more weeks until spring shenmue Feb 2014 #1

I hope it hurries up. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #2

In chicago, ours melted too quickly to fall off. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2014 #3

We have been above freezing for 48 hours. 41F now. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #4

How the heck are New Yorkers getting to their jobs? In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #5

Great question and I don't know. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #6

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. Only a few more weeks until spring

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 11:16 AM

Feb 2014

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. I hope it hurries up.

Reply to shenmue (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 11:18 AM

Feb 2014

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

3. In chicago, ours melted too quickly to fall off.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 11:27 AM

Feb 2014

after 68 inches this year. including 7 monday, we hit 45F yesterday. Today, 48F. Even the 8 foot snow piles in front of my house are getting noticeably smaller.