February 9, 2010
Snow Day closings: schools, Statue of Liberty, museums
Editor’s note: the story below was for the Feb. 9/10, 2010 storm. Please see NewYorkology on Twitter for today’s news.
Note: This list was accurate when published, though as the afternoon weather worsens, some places are changing their plans and closing early.
As New York City is expected to get upwards of a foot of heavy, wet snow Wednesday, a number of govenment and cultural institutions have already announced planned closings.
All public schools have canceled classes for Wednesday and Mayor Michael Bloomberg has urged everyone to refrain from driving unless it’s an emergency.
The following places have announced weather-related closings for Wednesday:
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
National Parks of NY Harbor: Gateway National Recreation Area, Castle Clinton National Monument, Federal Hall National Memorial, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, African Burial Ground National Monument, General Grant National Memorial, and Saint Paul’s Church in Mount Vernon
Museum of American Finance
National Museum of the American Indian
Queens Museum
Jewish Museum
Prospect Park’s Wollman Ice Rink
Manhattan School of Music
New York Public Library said “all units of the New York Public Library will be CLOSED today, Wednesday February 10, 2010.”
Most courts in NYC
Queens Library - all locations closed on Wednesday
Brooklyn Public Library - all locations closed on Wednesday
92Y - many (but not all) programs canceled on Wednesday
Issue Project Room
Fashion Week - Adrienne Landau runway show has been postponed, according to the Racked blog.
The New School
Brooklyn Childrens Museum
New York Hall of Science
On Location Tours
Artek Midtown Concerts
3 Lives & Company canceled its Amy Bloom reading
Bell House
J&R stores on Park Row
Studio Museum in Harlem
Asia Society
Museum of the City of NY
Columbia and Barnard closing at 3 p.m.
NYU closing at 1 p.m.
Transit
MTA will be operating under a Cold Weather Plan
MTA’s limited-stop buses now making all stops
LIRR Winter Storm Plan
Recent airport alerts from the Port Authority of NY & NJ
PATH plans to operate on a normal weekday schedule
Staten Island Ferry is operating on a modified three-boat schedule
NY Water Taxi making all regular commuter runs The 6:15 p.m. Pier 11 departure has been canceled, but the 4:15 and 5:15 p.m. departures will serve all stops.
IKEA Water Taxi canceled
Metro-North adding “extra outbound service between noon and 4 PM, and significantly reduced service after 5 PM.”
Downtown Connection free bus service is operational
Amtrak limited service
Hampton Luxury Liner has canceled service for Wednesday
BoltBus all schedules canceled Wednesday through noon Thursday.
Peter Pan bus has canceled “until further notice” all service between NYC and Washington, DC, Wilmington, Baltimore, New Carrolton and Silver Springs.
MegaBus canceled all service Wednesday between New York and Baltimore, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Toronto, and Albany.
Roosevelt Island Tram canceled for evening commute
Expected delays
The High Line Park will have a delayed opening.
Central Park ” drives, playgrounds closed due to snow. Meadows to open when there is 6 inches or more of snow on the ground,” the Conservancy announced via Twitter this morning.
Very partial list of places that are not closed:
Cirque du Soleil’s free open house will take place rain or shine.
Prospect Park Tennis Center
Union Square Greenmarket open “with 5 producers who braved the storm! Tamarack Hollow,Breezy Hill, Migliorelli, Caradonna & Knoll Krest”
Tribute WTC Visitors Center Update: closing at 2 p.m.
Indoors Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers will be open for ice skating from 1:30 to 3:50 p.m.
Guggenheim Museum
Brooklyn Historical Society
New York Transit Museum open at least until 2 p.m.
Symphony Space
American Museum of Natural History
Tenement Museum
Whitney Museum
Japan Society open until 2 p.m.
Business-as-usual for Broadway shows, according to Playbill. “Hair” announced a snow day special of $40 student tickets for its matinee and evening performances; “Billy Elliot” announced $30 student tickets for its matinee; “Wicked” has matinee and evening tickets for $61.25 if you mention Twitter; and “Time Stands Still” has tickets from $38 with offer code SSMAN36. Also watch the TDF Twitter feed, which promises to tweet the deals from the TKTS booth today.
Snow Day in five NYC parks with free hot chocolate and use of sleds.
More events for today on the NYC calendar.
Resources
NYC webcam gallery
Good Subway Stops for Bad Weather Days: A List of Stations Near Major NYC Attractions
OpenTable.com online restaurant reservations (including Restaurant Week.)
Picture credit: Valentino Pier, Brooklyn in February 2008. Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
February 9, 2010 3:55 PM in Transportology
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