{"id":113522,"date":"2026-01-27T02:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/113522\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T02:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:07:29","slug":"nyc-is-frozen-solid-heres-how-to-survive-without-moving-to-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/113522\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC is frozen solid \u2014 here&#8217;s how to survive without moving to Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Putting all our plans on ice<\/p>\n<p>Where was I when God was humming, \u201cLet it snow, let it snow\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, everyone I know schlepped to Florida. The state now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/02\/business\/ex-new-yorkers-dish-on-why-they-moved-to-florida-for-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">has more New Yorkers than alligators<\/a>. Their mouths, however, remain the same width.<\/p>\n<p>One lady, so rich her body parts grow mink hairs, had to fly commercial. Her behind alone was a carry-on. And that didn\u2019t include a tennis racket, golf clubs, tanning oil or young guy to chauffeur her once she got him driving lessons.<\/p>\n<p>The stewardess was hurrying. Her date night was with the pilot in Orlando. Then came a kerfuffle. Two passengers had the same seat, so they\u2019d given my friend a few dollars to get off.\u00a0Please!\u00a0She spends more than that on lubrication. They offered her a Bahama Mama, which is vodka, peach liqueur, orange juice, schnapps, pineapple juice, raspberry something and cranberry something else. She was careful not to have more than two because she had the early flight back to NYC.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38296256\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/012626-new-yorkers-dig-along-119735896.jpg\" alt=\"A New Yorker clearing snow from the sidewalk on Third Avenue in Manhattan on Jan. 26, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-38296256\"  \/>A New Yorker clearing snow from the sidewalk on Third Avenue in Manhattan on Jan. 26, 2026. Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>Anyway,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/25\/us-news\/new-yorkers-brave-the-winter-storm-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">we know it snowed here<\/a>, on the day the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/26\/opinion\/the-golden-state-may-never-be-new-york-but-at-least-it-now-has-the-post\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Post went rogue<\/a>. So, where and how did that specific Columbia recording of \u201cLet It Snow\u201d begin?<\/p>\n<p>Winter blues song<\/p>\n<p>It began in California, in July 1945. Sweltering heat wave. Sammy Cahn wrote it. Jule Styne did the music. Frank Sinatra recorded it in 1950. \u201cLet It Snow\u201d caught on with its lyrics: \u201cThe weather outside is frightful\/ But the fire is so delightful\/ Since we\u2019ve no place to go\/ Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.\u201d Yeah, fine. But better that should start in a sunny state.<\/p>\n<p>Some movies to watch during a snowstorm: There\u2019s\u00a0Jake Gyllenhaal\u00a0and\u00a0Dennis Quaid\u00a0walking in giant yellow parkas, looking like taxis, in 2004\u2019s \u201cThe Day After Tomorrow.\u201d To see something warm and fuzzy, try tropical Minnesota in \u201cFargo,\u201d in which, playing a used car salesman,\u00a0William H.\u00a0Macy\u00a0is into getting his wife kidnapped. Always comforting to view in a blizzard. He could\u2019ve stuck her outdoors and used her as an hors d\u2019oeuvre. You just have to be creative.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s so effing cold here that Italian pizzerias changed to winter weight olive oil. Our new mayor might be <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/12\/us-news\/zohran-mamdani-nyc-first-lady-rama-duwaji-officially-move-into-gracie-mansion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trying his new bidet. <\/a>This way we can call him \u201cSmart Ass.\u201d Cold? Hot-ass\u00a0Bill Clinton\u2019s acting frigid. I just got word that\u00a0Biden\u00a0\u2014\u00a0remember him? \u2014 is hunting for a roommate with a high fever. And\u00a0Donald\u00a0better hurry.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/24\/us-news\/trump-tells-the-post-well-have-everything-we-want-in-plan-to-gain-sovereignty-over-greenland-base-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Greenland\u2019s shrinking<\/a>\u00a0into an ice cube.<\/p>\n<p>Thirsty? Try a six-pack of Prestone. Sex? Before she says, \u201cI\u2019m not that kind of girl,\u201d she will be. If not for goose bumps, big-ass\u00a0Lopez\u00a0would have no figure at all. God was actually humming, \u201cBe grateful for your heartburn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Listen, you know it\u2019s chilly when your neighbor\u2019s husband even looks attractive.<\/p>\n<p>Stellar trips for zodiacs<\/p>\n<p>Astrologers say to plan vacations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/horoscopes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">around the zodiac<\/a>. Aries? Italy\u2019s Mt. Etna. Taurus? Hedonistic spots like the Greek island Sifnos. Gemini? Shopping in the markets in Marrakech. Cancer? Mexico\u2019s Casa Azul, home of Frida Kahlo. Leos love love, so hop a freighter to Alexandria. Worked for Cleopatra and that\u00a0Marc\u00a0Antony. Virgo? Go nature. Estonia. Most of the country\u2019s forest. Libra? Provence, France. Scorpio? Fog-covered beaches of Namibia\u2019s Skeleton Coast. Sagittarius? Drive Route 66 or Australia\u2019s Outback. I did it once, so lotsaluck. Brake for koalas. Capricorn? Oh, who knows? Aquarius? Texas\u2019 Big Bend National Park. Pisces? Water. Try Pamukkale, Turkey. And if I missed something, you\u2019re on your own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Putting all our plans on ice Where was I when God was humming, \u201cLet it snow, let it&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63,299,8993],"class_list":["post-113522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-opinion","tag-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}