What Blizzard Jonas really looked like COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

What Blizzard Jonas really looked like COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog I think weather reporters everywhere  can agree that Blizzard Jonas lived up to their expectations of burying the East Coast in snow.  In the middle of the city, we reached 26.8 inches of snowfall, while Jackson Heights, Queens got 34 inches, and our neighbors in New Jersey and Yonkers measured 39 and 20.5 inches, respectively, reports the National Weather Service. No matter which measuring stick you used, we got a lot of snow, to put it mildly.  You read about that snowfall  online and watched the news footage. But Blizzard Jonas may have  actually  looked  different depending on where you live in New York City. And since  I know many of our applicants arent from around here, I thought it would be nice to share with all of you what Blizzard Jonas looked like in our respective backyards. Here are a few photos from the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid staff and program assistants. At around 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, Blizzard Jonas was in full force. Look at the size of those snowflakes! Photo courtesy of Nina Xu | On campus things were just as snowy. Photo courtesy of Nina Xu | On campus things were just as snowy. Looking up to the sky during a calm moment in the storm. This photo was taken just before 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Plenty more was to come. The view from a New Jersey backyard. Thanks to Blizzard Jonas, our financial aid officer, Veronika, built her first snowman in NYC this year! She made the new friend at the Great Lawn in Central Park. Sledding in Riverside Park, NYC. PA Eloy visited campus at night to snap this shot. Two snow domes on Morningside Campus. Heres what it looked like from Bronx, NY. So this is the view from my window, with the quintessential NYC fire escape. Theres a little park across the street, and cars parked along that side of the street as well. Ill let you figure out where the street and cars actually are under all of that snow. And because its the Internet, Im sharing a photo of my cat! Due to all the snow, Tanzie can no longer see out the window. It was one sad afternoon for her. [Added at 2:00 p.m.]: Bonus!  Student filmmaker  Kevin Chiu, SEAS 17, captured the moment when the blizzard turned campus into a winter wonderland.