‘Snowball Fight!’: New Yorkers Excited by First Snow of Winter

New York City residents woke up to the first measurable snow of the year on Saturday, December 21 – the first day of winter – with more than two inches reported in some areas.

Local meteorologists said it was the largest amount of snow to fall in the city in December since 2020.

This video taken by Yasser Alkhader on Saturday morning shows snow covering a lawn at Rockefeller Park in Lower Manhattan, with Jersey City visible in the background across the Hudson River. Children are seen playing in the snow and one is heard shouting: “Snowball fight!” Credit: Yasser Alkhader via Storyful