{"id":144258,"date":"2026-02-24T22:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/144258\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T22:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:44:49","slug":"the-storm-that-stopped-brooklyn-in-pictures-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/144258\/","title":{"rendered":"The storm that stopped Brooklyn, in pictures \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn awoke Monday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/brooklyn-snow-totals-blizzard-warning\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a borough buried<\/a> under nearly two feet of snow, after one of the decade\u2019s fiercest blizzards swept in overnight with whiteout winds topping 60 miles per hour. From Crown Heights to Coney Island, streets vanished beneath fast-falling flakes, transit ground to a crawl and a citywide travel ban left most New Yorkers hunkered indoors as sanitation crews struggled to keep up.<\/p>\n<p>But as daily routines came to a standstill, the storm also spotlighted Brooklyn\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/community-support-gaps-brooklyn-blizzard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">deep well of community care<\/a>. Mutual-aid volunteers rushed to keep community fridges stocked for neighbors facing food insecurity, while others grabbed shovels to clear sidewalks and steps for residents who couldn\u2019t dig out on their own.<\/p>\n<p>And amid it all, Brooklynites kept moving \u2014 walking dogs through near-blinding gusts, pedaling along snow-clogged streets and pitching in for neighbors. Kids and parents even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpaper.com\/snow-day-returns-prospect-park-sledding\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hit the slopes<\/a> in the late afternoon, flocking to Prospect Park to mark the city\u2019s first official snow day in seven years.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of Brooklyn Paper\u2019s most striking snow pictures from this week\u2019s big blizzard:\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A022-022326_Erica_Price.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Erica Price <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Blizzard_Feb2026_ProspectParkSledding-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A014-022326_Erica_Price.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Erica Price <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A027-022326_Erica_Price.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\"  \/>Photo by Erica Price <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Blizzard_Feb2026-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771973075_10_DSC_5646.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_5703.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"502\"  \/>Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Blizzard_Feb2026-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A013-022326_Erica_Price.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Erica Price <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A033-022326_Erica_Price.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Erica Price <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A054-022326_Erica_Price.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Erica Price <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Blizzard_Feb2026_FireHydrantSnow-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Blizzard_Feb2026-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_5828.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_5797.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC_5766.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A050-022326_Erica_Price.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Erica Price <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A030-022326_Erica_Price.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Erica Price <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A016-022326_Erica_Price.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Erica Price <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/A007-022326_Erica_Price.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>Photo by Erica Price <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_1156-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\"  \/>Photo by Arthur de Gaeta <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-238887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/05706733-4F9B-4CDC-B8CE-B3BDD6542691.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"700\"  \/>Photo by Erica Price<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tGet the Full 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